For decades, people have reduced the transmission of pathogens by adding low‐quality
hosts to managed environments like agricultural fields. More recently, there has been …

Blood feeding is a fundamental mosquito behavior with consequences for pathogen
transmission and control. Feeding behavior can be studied through two lenses–patterns and …

Background Ever since it was discovered that zoophilic vectors can transmit malaria,
zooprophylaxis has been used to prevent the disease. However, zoopotentiation has also …

Public health strategies for malaria in endemic countries aim to prevent transmission of the
disease and control the vector. This historical analysis considers the strategies for vector …

The core vector control measures, long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual
spraying (IRS), reduce the risk of malaria infection by targeting indoor biting mosquitoes …

Residual malaria transmission is the actual maintained inoculation of Plasmodium, in spite
of a well-designed and implemented vector control programs, and is of great concern for …

Background Triatomines are hematophagous insects that play an important role as vectors
of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease. These insects have adapted …

Background Existing control tools have significantly reduced malaria over the past two
decades. However, progress has been stalled due to increased resistance in primary …

Vector-borne pathogens (VBPs) causing vector-borne diseases (VBDs) can circulate among
humans, domestic animals, and wildlife, with cattle in particular serving as an important …

Background Livestock keeping is one of the potential factors related to malaria transmission.
To date, the impact of livestock keeping on malaria transmission remains inconclusive, as …