Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa is registering one of the highest urban population growth
across the world. It is estimated that over 75% of the population in this region will be living in …

Over the past decade the use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs), in combination with
improved drug therapies, indoor residual spraying (IRS), and better health infrastructure, has …

Over the past two decades efforts to control malaria have halved the number of cases
globally, yet burdens remain high in much of Africa and the elimination of malaria has not …

Background This is the second in a series of three articles documenting the geographical
distribution of 41 dominant vector species (DVS) of human malaria. The first paper …

To relate stability of malaria transmission to biologic characteristics of vector mosquitoes
throughout the world, we derived an index representing the contribution of regionally …

Background. Behavioral modification of malaria vectors in response to vector control
methods is of great concern. We investigated whether full coverage of long-lasting …

Many attempts have been made to quantify Africa's malaria burden but none has addressed
how urbanization will affect disease transmission and outcome, and therefore mortality and …

The rapid increase in the world's urban population has major implications for the
epidemiology of malaria. A review of malaria transmission in sub-Saharan African cities …

This paper presents the results of an extensive search of the formal and informal literature
on annual Plasmodium falciparum entomological inoculation rates (EIR) across Africa from …

Introduction High coverage of conventional and long-lasting insecticide treated nets (ITNs
and LLINs) in parts of E Africa are associated with reductions in local malaria burdens. Shifts …