Review of machine learning techniques for mosquito control in urban environments

A Joshi, C Miller - Ecological Informatics, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Machine learning (ML) techniques excel at forecasting, clustering, and classification
tasks, making them valuable for various aspects of mosquito control. In this literature review …

Insights and challenges of insecticide resistance modelling in malaria vectors: a review

EA Ibrahim, M Wamalwa, J Odindi, HEZ Tonnang - Parasites & Vectors, 2024 - Springer
Background Malaria is one of the most devastating tropical diseases, resulting in loss of
lives each year, especially in children under the age of 5 years. Malaria burden, related …

Trends in mosquito species distribution modeling: insights for vector surveillance and disease control

CA Lippi, SJ Mundis, R Sippy, JM Flenniken… - Parasites & …, 2023 - Springer
Species distribution modeling (SDM) has become an increasingly common approach to
explore questions about ecology, geography, outbreak risk, and global change as they …

Evaluation of active ingredients and larvicidal activity of clove and cinnamon essential oils against Anopheles gambiae (sensu lato)

A Thomas, HD Mazigo, A Manjurano, D Morona… - Parasites & vectors, 2017 - Springer
Background Mosquitoes are well-known vectors of many diseases including malaria and
lymphatic filariasis. Uses of synthetic insecticides are associated with high toxicity …

First database of the spatial distribution of Eimeria species of cattle, sheep and goats in Mexico

Y Alcala-Canto, JA Figueroa-Castillo… - Parasitology …, 2020 - Springer
Ruminant coccidiosis is a gastrointestinal disease caused by parasites of the genus Eimeria.
Environmental and climatic factors are relevant for the development, survival, and …

A scoping review of spatial analysis approaches using health survey data in sub-Saharan Africa

S Manda, N Haushona, R Bergquist - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Spatial analysis has become an increasingly used analytic approach to describe and
analyze spatial characteristics of disease burden, but the depth and coverage of its usage …

10 years of environmental change on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro and its associated shift in malaria vector distributions

MA Kulkarni, RE Desrochers, DC Kajeguka… - Frontiers in public …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Malaria prevalence has declined in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania over the
past 10 years, particularly at lower altitudes. While this decline has been related to the scale …

Trends of Plasmodium falciparum prevalence in two communities of Muheza district North-eastern Tanzania: correlation between parasite prevalence, malaria …

DS Ishengoma, BP Mmbando, CI Mandara, MG Chiduo… - Malaria journal, 2018 - Springer
Background Although the recent decline of malaria burden in some African countries has
been attributed to a scale-up of interventions, such as bed nets (insecticide-treated bed nets …

Leveraging risk maps of malaria vector abundance to guide control efforts reduces malaria incidence in Eastern Province, Zambia

DA Larsen, A Martin, D Pollard, CF Nielsen… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Although transmission of malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases is geographically
heterogeneous, in sub-Saharan Africa risk maps are rarely used to determine which …

Application of GIS to predict malaria hotspots based on Anopheles arabiensis habitat suitability in Southern Africa

I Gwitira, A Murwira, FM Zengeya… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Malaria remains a major public health problem and a principal cause of morbidity and
mortality in most developing countries. Although malaria still presents health problems …