Contributions of Anopheles larval control to malaria suppression in tropical Africa: review of achievements and potential

K Walker, M Lynch - Medical and veterinary entomology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Malaria vector control targeting the larval stages of mosquitoes was applied successfully
against many species of Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae) in malarious countries until the mid …

Mathematical modeling of climate change and malaria transmission dynamics: a historical review

SE Eikenberry, AB Gumel - Journal of mathematical biology, 2018 - Springer
Malaria, one of the greatest historical killers of mankind, continues to claim around half a
million lives annually, with almost all deaths occurring in children under the age of five living …

The dominant Anopheles vectors of human malaria in Africa, Europe and the Middle East: occurrence data, distribution maps and bionomic précis

ME Sinka, MJ Bangs, S Manguin, M Coetzee… - Parasites & vectors, 2010 - Springer
Background This is the second in a series of three articles documenting the geographical
distribution of 41 dominant vector species (DVS) of human malaria. The first paper …

Epidemic malaria and warmer temperatures in recent decades in an East African highland

D Alonso, MJ Bouma… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Climate change impacts on malaria are typically assessed with scenarios for the long-term
future. Here we focus instead on the recent past (1970–2003) to address whether warmer …

Unexpected High Losses of Anopheles gambiae Larvae Due to Rainfall

KP Paaijmans, MO Wandago, AK Githeko, W Takken - PloS one, 2007 - journals.plos.org
Background Immature stages of the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae experience high
mortality, but its cause is poorly understood. Here we study the impact of rainfall, one of the …

Climate change and highland malaria: fresh air for a hot debate

LF Chaves, CJM Koenraadt - The Quarterly review of biology, 2010 - journals.uchicago.edu
In recent decades, malaria has become established in zones at the margin of its previous
distribution, especially in the highlands of East Africa. Studies in this region have sparked a …

Increasing role of Anopheles funestus and Anopheles arabiensis in malaria transmission in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania

DW Lwetoijera, C Harris, SS Kiware, S Dongus… - Malaria journal, 2014 - Springer
Background In order to sustain the gains achieved by current malaria control strategies,
robust surveillance systems that monitor dynamics of vectors and their roles in malaria …

Association between land cover and habitat productivity of malaria vectors in western Kenyan highlands.

S Munga, N Minakawa, G Zhou… - American Journal of …, 2006 - escholarship.org
We examined the effects of land cover type on survivorship and productivity of Anopheles
gambiae in Kakamega in the western Kenyan highlands (elevation= 1,420-1,580 meters …

Relevant microclimate for determining the development rate of malaria mosquitoes and possible implications of climate change

KP Paaijmans, SS Imbahale, MB Thomas, W Takken - Malaria journal, 2010 - Springer
Background The relationship between mosquito development and temperature is one of the
keys to understanding the current and future dynamics and distribution of vector-borne …

Malaria hotspot areas in a highland Kenya site are consistent in epidemic and non-epidemic years and are associated with ecological factors

KC Ernst, SO Adoka, DO Kowuor, ML Wilson, CC John - Malaria journal, 2006 - Springer
Background Malaria epidemics in highland areas of East Africa have caused considerable
morbidity and mortality in the past two decades. Knowledge of" hotspot" areas of high …