Achieving a malaria-free world presents exciting scientific challenges as well as
overwhelming health, equity, and economic benefits. WHO and countries are setting …

Highlights•The sterile insect technique has been effective against many pest insect
species.•This environmentally friendly method is being resurrected for mosquito …

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 …

Background Malaria control is mainly based on indoor residual spraying and insecticide-
treated bed nets. The efficacy of these tools depends on the behaviour of mosquitoes, which …

To tackle the problem of insecticide resistance, all resistance mechanisms need to be
studied. This study investigated the involvement of the cuticle in pyrethroid resistance in a …

Highlights•Behavioral resistance is often claimed but rarely supported upon close
scrutiny.•Most cases represent some form of general behavioral avoidance to the insecticide …

Mosquito-transmitted diseases impose a growing burden on human health, and current
control strategies have proven insufficient to stem the tide. The bacterium Wolbachia is a …

Background Indoor residual spraying (IRS) and long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are the
key malaria vector control interventions in Ethiopia. The success of these interventions rely …

Plasmodium vivax is the most widespread human malaria parasite, in part because it can
form latent liver stages known as hypnozoites after transmission by female anopheline …

Over the past decade, global malaria-related mortality has declined dramatically because of
combined international actions that have defined and prioritized national and regional efforts …