The importance of vector control for the control and elimination of vector-borne diseases

AL Wilson, O Courtenay, LA Kelly-Hope… - PLoS neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) such as malaria, dengue, and leishmaniasis exert a huge
burden of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly affecting the poorest of the poor …

Insights and challenges of insecticide resistance modelling in malaria vectors: a review

EA Ibrahim, M Wamalwa, J Odindi, HEZ Tonnang - Parasites & Vectors, 2024 - Springer
Background Malaria is one of the most devastating tropical diseases, resulting in loss of
lives each year, especially in children under the age of 5 years. Malaria burden, related …

Mapping trends in insecticide resistance phenotypes in African malaria vectors

PA Hancock, CJM Hendriks, JA Tangena, H Gibson… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Mitigating the threat of insecticide resistance in African malaria vector populations requires
comprehensive information about where resistance occurs, to what degree, and how this …

Characterisation of Anopheles strains used for laboratory screening of new vector control products

J Williams, L Flood, G Praulins, VA Ingham, J Morgan… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
Background Insecticides formulated into products that target Anopheles mosquitos have had
an immense impact on reducing malaria cases in Africa. However, resistance to currently …

ABCH2 transporter mediates deltamethrin uptake and toxicity in the malaria vector Anopheles coluzzii

M Kefi, V Balabanidou, C Sarafoglou… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Contact insecticides are primarily used for the control of Anopheles malaria vectors. These
chemicals penetrate mosquito legs and other appendages; the first barriers to reaching their …

Population replacement gene drive characteristics for malaria elimination in a range of seasonal transmission settings: a modelling study

S Leung, N Windbichler, EA Wenger, CA Bever… - Malaria Journal, 2022 - Springer
Background Gene drives are a genetic engineering method where a suite of genes is
inherited at higher than Mendelian rates and has been proposed as a promising new vector …

Transcriptomic analysis of resistance and short-term induction response to pyrethroids, in Anopheles coluzzii legs

M Kefi, J Charamis, V Balabanidou, P Ioannidis… - BMC genomics, 2021 - Springer
Background Insecticide-treated bed nets and indoor residual spraying comprise the major
control measures against Anopheles gambiae sl, the dominant vector in sub-Saharan Africa …

LLIN Evaluation in Uganda Project (LLINEUP)–effects of a vector control trial on Plasmodium infection prevalence and genotypic markers of insecticide resistance in …

A Lynd, S Gonahasa, SG Staedke, A Oruni… - Scientific reports, 2024 - nature.com
Pyrethroid bednets treated with the synergist piperonyl butoxide (PBO) offer the possibility of
improved vector control in mosquito populations with metabolic resistance. In 2017–2019 …

Review and meta-analysis of the evidence for choosing between specific pyrethroids for programmatic purposes

N Lissenden, MD Kont, J Essandoh, HM Ismail… - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary A group of insecticides, called pyrethroids, are the main strategy for
controlling the mosquito vectors of malaria. Pyrethroids are used in all insecticide-treated …

A high throughput multi-locus insecticide resistance marker panel for tracking resistance emergence and spread in Anopheles gambiae

ER Lucas, KA Rockett, A Lynd, J Essandoh… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The spread of resistance to insecticides in disease-carrying mosquitoes poses a threat to the
effectiveness of control programmes, which rely largely on insecticide-based interventions …