Despite the critical role that contact between hosts and vectors, through vector bites, plays in
driving vector-borne disease (VBD) transmission, transmission risk is primarily studied …

Abstract Zika virus (ZIKV)(Flaviviridae, Flavivirus) has become one of the most medically
important mosquito-borne viruses because of its ability to cause microcephaly in utero and …

A cluster-randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial was conducted to estimate
the protective efficacy (PE) of a spatial repellent (SR) against malaria infection in Sumba …

The world has made tremendous progress in the fight against malaria in the past 15 years.
According to the World Malaria Report, malaria case incidence was reduced by 41 percent …

Background The vapor phase of the volatile pyrethroid transfluthrin incapacitates
mosquitoes and prevents them from feeding. Although existing emanator products for …

Background Resistance to pyrethroid insecticides involving kdr mutations is widespread in
Aedes aegypti (L.)(Diptera: Culicidae) and potentially could impact control efforts in endemic …

Malaria vector control relies on toxicity of insecticides used in long lasting insecticide treated
nets and indoor residual spraying. This is despite evidence that sub–lethal insecticides …

Background Many subsistence farmers in rural southeastern Tanzania regularly relocate to
distant farms in river valleys to tend to crops for several weeks or months each year. While …

Background Mosquito coils are the most commonly used household insecticidal product in
the world with sales exceeding 50 billion coils, used by two billion people worldwide …

Background New vector control paradigms expanding the use of spatial repellents are
promising, but there are many gaps in our knowledge about how repellents work and how …