Objective To determine the contribution larviciding could make to reduce the burden of
malaria, by conducting a trial of microbial larvicides in a 4.5 km2 area in and around a large …

Reduction of aquatic habitats through environmental management mitigates malaria
transmission not only by reducing emergence of host-seeking mosquitoes, but also by …

Background As the population of Africa rapidly urbanizes it may be possible to protect large
populations from malaria by controlling aquatic stages of mosquitoes. Here we present a …

Degree-days are important parameters for developing predictive models of mosquito
populations. Conventional methods of estimation of degree-days are typically applied to …

Background Continuous land cover modification is an important part of spatial epidemiology
because it can help identify environmental factors and Culex mosquitoes associated with …

Background For remote identification of mosquito habitats the first step is often to construct a
discrete tessellation of the region. In applications where complex geometries do not need to …

Malaria is the leading cause of death in Kenya highlands. Malaria is a vector-borne disease
and mosquito is the vector that transmits the parasites from infected people to others …

The use of irrigation to flood agricultural land during rice cultivation has over the years been
associated with an increase in the number of disease vectors and corresponding increase in …