Modelling the potential of genetic control of malaria mosquitoes at national scale

AR North, A Burt, HCJ Godfray - BMC biology, 2019 - Springer
Background The persistence of malaria in large parts of sub-Saharan Africa has motivated
the development of novel tools to complement existing control programmes, including gene …

Downregulation of female doublesex expression by oral-mediated RNA interference reduces number and fitness of Anopheles gambiae adult females

ML Taracena, CM Hunt, MQ Benedict… - Parasites & …, 2019 - Springer
Background Mosquito-borne diseases affect millions worldwide, with malaria alone killing
over 400 thousand people per year and affecting hundreds of millions. To date, the best …

Patterns of anopheline feeding/resting behaviour and Plasmodium infections in North Cameroon, 2011–2014: implications for malaria control

WE Ekoko, P Awono-Ambene, J Bigoga, S Mandeng… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
Background Effective malaria control relies on evidence-based interventions. Anopheline
behaviour and Plasmodium infections were investigated in North Cameroon, following long …

Investigating the blood-host plasticity and dispersal of Anopheles coluzzii using a novel field-based methodology

J Orsborne, L Furuya-Kanamori, CL Jeffries… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
Background The biting behaviour and dispersal of insect vectors in the field underlies the
transmission of many diseases. Here, a novel collection methodology coupled with the …

Analysis of malaria control measures' effectiveness using multistage vector model

JC Kamgang, CP Thron - Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 2019 - Springer
We analyze an epidemiological model to evaluate the effectiveness of multiple means of
control in malaria-endemic areas. The mathematical model consists of a system of several …

[PDF][PDF] Fatores que influenciam no repasto sanguíneo de mosquitos de importância médica: um levantamento bibliográfico

CM Francisco, WF da Silva - Vigilância Sanitária em Debate: Sociedade …, 2019 - redalyc.org
Introdução: Os mosquitos pertencentes à família Culicidae reúnem espécies vetoras de
arbovírus e causam grande incômodo às populações humanas, devido aos hábitos …

[PDF][PDF] Attractiveness of human subjects to the malaria and lymphatic filariasis vectors in parts of Ebonyi state, Nigeria

AA Amaechi, BEB Nwoke, JI Iwunze, CA Ikpeama… - 2019 - researchgate.net
Malaria and Lymphatic filariasis (LF) are African's most important vector-borne diseases
transmitted by mosquitoes. Attractiveness of pregnant women and Alcohol drinkers was …

[PDF][PDF] Typology of domestic larval habitats of Anopheles in the rural savanna of northern Côte d'Ivoire

DS Touré, AF Ouattara, M Doumbia, ASD Danon… - 2019 - researchgate.net
Vector-borne diseases impose a heavy burden on at-risk populations. Better management of
vectors via larval control is essential; thus, understanding the effects of man-made domestic …