Evaluating malaria prevalence and land cover across varying transmission intensity in Tanzania using a cross-sectional survey of school-aged children

CL Mitchell, B Ngasala, MM Janko, F Chacky… - Malaria Journal, 2022 - Springer
Background Transmission of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa has become increasingly
stratified following decades of malaria control interventions. The extent to which …

Effects of agricultural pesticides on the susceptibility and fitness of malaria vectors in rural south-eastern Tanzania

NH Urio, PG Pinda, AJ Ngonzi, LL Muyaga… - Parasites & …, 2022 - Springer
Background Agricultural pesticides may exert strong selection pressures on malaria vectors
during the aquatic life stages and may contribute to resistance in adult mosquitoes. This …

Exploring agricultural land-use and childhood malaria associations in sub-Saharan Africa

HA Shah, LR Carrasco, A Hamlet, KA Murray - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Agriculture in Africa is rapidly expanding but with this comes potential disbenefits for the
environment and human health. Here, we retrospectively assess whether childhood malaria …

Malaria vector bionomics in Taita-Taveta County, coastal Kenya

J Karisa, K Ominde, S Muriu, V Munyao, K Mwikali… - Parasites & …, 2022 - Springer
Background Estimation of the composition and densities of mosquito species populations is
crucial for monitoring the epidemiology of mosquito-borne diseases and provide information …

Irrigation-induced environmental changes sustain malaria transmission and compromise intervention effectiveness

G Zhou, E Hemming-Schroeder, B Jeang… - The Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Irrigated agriculture enhances food security, but it potentially promotes
mosquito-borne disease transmission and affects vector intervention effectiveness. This …

Influence of habitat complexity on the prey mortality in IGP system involving insect predators (Heteroptera) and prey (Diptera): Implications in biological control

S Brahma, D Sharma, S Banerjee, GK Saha, G Aditya - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Intraguild predation (IGP) is common in the freshwater insect communities, involving a top
predator, intraguild prey (IG prey) and a shared prey. Influence of the habitat complexity on …

Spatial relationship among the density of Culex tritaeniorhynchus, Anopheles sinensis, human dwellings and pigsty in Guangxi, China: modelling study

MD Liu, CX Li, XY Feng, YD Dong, MY Yi… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
In order to study the spatial distribution feature of mosquito vectors (vectors of Japanese B
Encephalitis (JBE) and malaria) in the village house of Guangxi province, China. The …

[PDF][PDF] Larvae density, breeding habitat preference and insecticide susceptibility status of Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) in Assosa district, western Ethiopia

D Ejeta, T Tefera - 2022 - academia.edu
Background Malaria vectors control interventions mainly rely on the control of adults using
indoor residual sprayings and long-lasting insecticidal nets in Ethiopia. However, the …

Role of Grasses in Oviposition site selection by Malaria Vectors in Western Kenya

EB Getachew - 2022 - 34.250.91.188
Malaria continues to be among the top leading causes of illness and deaths in Africa. Its
elimination is challenging in high transmission areas using insecticide-based intervention …

Assessing the impacts of multi-scale environmental change on vector ecology and malaria transmission in eastern Rwanda

IP Hennessee - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Background: Cleaner cooking fuels are increasingly promoted to reduce morbidity and
mortality from household air pollution in low and middle income countries such as Rwanda …