Opportunities and challenges for the sustainability of lakes and reservoirs in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

LT Ho, PLM Goethals - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
Emerging global threats, such as biological invasions, climate change, land use
intensification, and water depletion, endanger the sustainable future of lakes and reservoirs …

Zooprophylaxis as a control strategy for malaria caused by the vector Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae): a systematic review

A Asale, L Duchateau, B Devleesschauwer… - Infectious diseases of …, 2017 - Springer
Background Zooprophylaxis is the use of wild or domestic animals, which are not the
reservoir host of a given disease, to divert the blood-seeking malaria vectors from human …

Diversity in breeding sites and distribution of Anopheles mosquitoes in selected urban areas of southern Ghana

PAD Mattah, G Futagbi, LK Amekudzi, MM Mattah… - Parasites & vectors, 2017 - Springer
Background Anopheles vectors of malaria are supposedly less common in urban areas as a
result of pollution, but there is increasing evidence of their adaptation to organically polluted …

Anopheles larval species composition and characterization of breeding habitats in two localities in the Ghibe River Basin, southwestern Ethiopia

D Getachew, M Balkew, H Tekie - Malaria Journal, 2020 - Springer
Background Documentation of the species composition of Anopheles mosquitoes and
characterization of larval breeding sites is of major importance for the implementation of …

Aquatic habitats of the malaria vector Anopheles funestus in rural south-eastern Tanzania

IH Nambunga, HS Ngowo, SA Mapua, EE Hape… - Malaria Journal, 2020 - Springer
Background In rural south-eastern Tanzania, Anopheles funestus is a major malaria vector,
and has been implicated in nearly 90% of all infective bites. Unfortunately, little is known …

Effect of physicochemical parameters on Anopheles and Culex mosquito larvae abundance in different breeding sites in a rural setting of Muheza, Tanzania

B Emidi, WN Kisinza, BP Mmbando, R Malima… - Parasites & vectors, 2017 - Springer
Background Malaria and lymphatic filariasis (LF) are diseases of great public health
important in East Africa. Malaria is transmitted by Anopheles while LF is transmitted by both …

Predicting malaria vector distribution under climate change scenarios in China: challenges for malaria elimination

Z Ren, D Wang, A Ma, J Hwang, A Bennett… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Projecting the distribution of malaria vectors under climate change is essential for planning
integrated vector control activities for sustaining elimination and preventing reintroduction of …

Water quality characteristics of breeding habitats in relation to the density of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in domestic settings in Gampaha district of Sri Lanka

R Dalpadado, D Amarasinghe, N Gunathilaka - Acta Tropica, 2022 - Elsevier
In spite of the unavailability of measures to target dengue control in human populations, the
promising way of combating the disease is by controlling vector mosquito larvae and their …

Potential impacts of water hyacinth invasion and management on water quality and human health in Lake Tana watershed, Northwest Ethiopia

A Gezie, WW Assefa, B Getnet, W Anteneh, E Dejen… - Biological …, 2018 - Springer
Incursion of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes, has been a potential threat to Lake Tana
and its ecosystem services. Its expansion is currently managed by abstraction (removing by …

Influence of water's physical and chemical parameters on mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) assemblages in larval habitats in urban parks of Sao Paulo, Brazil

AR Medeiros-Sousa, R de Oliveira-Christe… - Acta tropica, 2020 - Elsevier
Water's physical and chemical characteristics are important constraints in aquatic
ecosystems, acting on the development, survival, and adaptation of different organisms …