[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 …

Evaluating insecticide resistance across African districts to aid malaria control decisions

CL Moyes, DK Athinya, T Seethaler… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Malaria vector control may be compromised by resistance to insecticides in vector
populations. Actions to mitigate against resistance rely on surveillance using standard …

Diurnal biting of malaria mosquitoes in the Central African Republic indicates residual transmission may be “out of control”

C Sangbakembi-Ngounou… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Malaria control interventions target nocturnal feeding of the Anopheles vectors indoors to
reduce parasite transmission. Mass deployment of insecticidal bed nets and indoor residual …

Subcutaneous administration of a monoclonal antibody to prevent malaria

K Kayentao, A Ongoiba, AC Preston… - … England Journal of …, 2024 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Subcutaneous administration of the monoclonal antibody L9LS protected adults
against controlled Plasmodium falciparum infection in a phase 1 trial. Whether a monoclonal …

[HTML][HTML] Reflections on the 2021 World Malaria Report and the future of malaria control

A Monroe, NA Williams, S Ogoma, C Karema, F Okumu - Malaria Journal, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The World Malaria Report, released in December 2021, reflects the unique
challenges currently facing the global malaria community. The report showed the …

[HTML][HTML] Recent trends in global insecticide use for disease vector control and potential implications for resistance management

H van den Berg, HS da Silva Bezerra, S Al-Eryani… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Insecticides have played a major role in the prevention, control, and elimination of vector-
borne diseases, but insecticide resistance threatens the efficacy of available vector control …

[HTML][HTML] Increasing challenges of malaria control in sub-Saharan Africa: Priorities for public health research and policymakers

HJ Oladipo, YA Tajudeen, IO Oladunjoye… - Annals of Medicine and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The ever-increasing cases and mortality due to malaria remains one of the most important
public health threats, especially in sub-Saharan Africa—where this burden is considerably …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide association studies reveal novel loci associated with pyrethroid and organophosphate resistance in Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles …

ER Lucas, SC Nagi, A Egyir-Yawson… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Resistance to insecticides in Anopheles mosquitoes threatens the effectiveness of malaria
control, but the genetics of resistance are only partially understood. We performed a large …

[HTML][HTML] Inferring the epidemiological benefit of indoor vector control interventions against malaria from mosquito data

E Sherrard-Smith, C Ngufor, A Sanou… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The cause of malaria transmission has been known for over a century but it is still unclear
whether entomological measures are sufficiently reliable to inform policy decisions in human …

[HTML][HTML] Using ecological observations to improve malaria control in areas where Anopheles funestus is the dominant vector

NF Kahamba, M Finda, HS Ngowo, BJ Msugupakulya… - Malaria Journal, 2022 - Springer
The most important malaria vectors in sub-Saharan Africa are Anopheles gambiae,
Anopheles arabiensis, Anopheles funestus, and Anopheles coluzzii. Of these, An. funestus …