[HTML][HTML] Anopheles stephensi in Africa requires a more integrated response

A Mnzava, AC Monroe, F Okumu - Malaria journal, 2022 - Springer
There are increasing reports of the Asian malaria mosquito, Anopheles stephensi invading
and spreading in Eastern Africa. We discuss the importance of these invasions in the context …

[HTML][HTML] What sounds like Aedes, acts like Aedes, but is not Aedes? Lessons from dengue virus control for the management of invasive Anopheles

R Allan, S Budge, H Sauskojus - The Lancet Global Health, 2023 - thelancet.com
Aedes mosquitoes are responsible for transmission of dengue, chikungunya, Zika, and
yellow fever viruses. Aedes mosquitoes are the pathfinders of invasive urban-living …

[HTML][HTML] Public health impact of the spread of Anopheles stephensi in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region countries in Horn of Africa and Yemen: need for …

SM Al-Eryani, SR Irish, TE Carter, A Lenhart, A Aljasari… - Malaria Journal, 2023 - Springer
Background Anopheles stephensi is an efficient vector of both Plasmodium falciparum and
Plasmodium vivax in South Asia and the Middle East. The spread of An. stephensi to …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change drives the transmission and spread of vector-borne diseases: an ecological perspective

J Ma, Y Guo, J Gao, H Tang, K Xu, Q Liu, L Xu - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) are a major threat to human health. Climate
change has a significant impact on VBDs. To clarify the complex effects of climate change on …

[HTML][HTML] The First Molecular Detection of Aedes albopictus in Sudan Associates with Increased Outbreaks of Chikungunya and Dengue

A Ahmed, M Abubakr, H Sami, I Mahdi… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
As part of our surveys of the invasive malaria vector Anopheles stephensi in four Sudanese
states, including North and South Kordofan, Sennar, and White Nile, we collected 166 …

Anopheles stephensi in Africa: vector control opportunities for cobreeding an. Stephensi and Aedes arbovirus vectors

E Hemming-Schroeder, A Ahmed - Trends in parasitology, 2023 - cell.com
Anopheles stephensi is an urban malaria vector native in some Asian countries and recently
emerged in Africa as an invasive vector competent in transmitting Plasmodium falciparum …

Strategies for conducting Anopheles stephensi surveys in non-endemic areas

A Ahmed, SR Irish, S Zohdy, M Yoshimizu, FG Tadesse - Acta tropica, 2022 - Elsevier
Anopheles stephensi, a malaria vector species previously only known from Asia, was first
detected in Africa in Djibouti in 2012, has been subsequently collected in Ethiopia, Sudan …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemics of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Sudan between 2010 and 2020

A Ahmed, Y Ali, B Salim, I Dietrich, J Zinsstag - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a zoonotic arboviral disease that poses a
great threat to global health in the Old World, and it is endemic in Europe, Asia, and Africa …

[HTML][HTML] Rift Valley fever and malaria co‐infection: a case report

Y Ali, EE Siddig, N Mohamed, A Ahmed - Clinical Case Reports, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Here we report a case of febrile illness that confirmed to be a co‐infection of malaria and Rift
Valley fever. The patient was initially diagnosed with malaria and started on treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Blood meal profile and positivity rate with malaria parasites among different malaria vectors in Sudan

O Altahir, H AbdElbagi, M Abubakr, EE Siddig… - Malaria Journal, 2022 - Springer
Background Malaria is a life-threatening public health problem globally with particularly
heavy burden in the sub-Saharan Africa including Sudan. The understanding of feeding …