The Zika crisis drew attention to the long-overlooked problem of arboviruses transmitted by
Aedes mosquitoes in Africa. Yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya and Zika are poorly …

Larvicides based on the bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis svar. israelensis (Bti) and
Lysinibacillus sphaericus are effective and environmentally safe compounds for the control …

Background Malaria is an important cause of illness and death in people living in many parts
of the world, especially sub‐Saharan Africa. Long‐lasting insecticide treated bed nets …

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As malaria declines in many African countries there is a growing realization that new
interventions need to be added to the front-line vector control tools of long-lasting …

Several trials and reviews have outlined the potential role of larviciding for malaria control in
sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to supplement the core indoor insecticide-based interventions. It …

Since the implementation of Roll Back Malaria, the widespread use of insecticide-treated
nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) is thought to have played a major part in the …

The control of insects of medical importance, such as Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus
are still the only effective way to prevent the transmission of diseases, such as dengue …

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 …

Background Presumptive treatment of all febrile patients with anti-malarials leads to massive
over-treatment. The aim was to assess the effect of implementing malaria rapid diagnostic …