malERA: an updated research agenda for malaria elimination and eradication

RN Rabinovich, C Drakeley, AA Djimde, BF Hall… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Achieving a malaria-free world presents exciting scientific challenges as well as
overwhelming health, equity, and economic benefits. WHO and countries are setting …

Host preferences of blood-feeding mosquitoes

W Takken, NO Verhulst - Annual review of entomology, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Mosquitoes use plant sugars and vertebrate blood as nutritional resources. When searching
for blood hosts, some mosquitoes express preferential behavior for selected species. Here …

Hitting hotspots: spatial targeting of malaria for control and elimination

T Bousema, JT Griffin, RW Sauerwein, DL Smith… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
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Urban malaria in sub-Saharan Africa: dynamic of the vectorial system and the entomological inoculation rate

P Doumbe-Belisse, E Kopya, CS Ngadjeu… - Malaria Journal, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa is registering one of the highest urban population growth
across the world. It is estimated that over 75% of the population in this region will be living in …

Role of cytochrome P450s in insecticide resistance: impact on the control of mosquito-borne diseases and use of insecticides on Earth

JP David, HM Ismail… - … Transactions of the …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The fight against diseases spread by mosquitoes and other insects has enormous
environmental, economic and social consequences. Chemical insecticides remain the first …

The importance of mosquito behavioural adaptations to malaria control in Africa

ML Gatton, N Chitnis, T Churcher, MJ Donnelly… - …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Over the past decade the use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs), in combination with
improved drug therapies, indoor residual spraying (IRS), and better health infrastructure, has …

Mosquito feeding behavior and how it influences residual malaria transmission across Africa

E Sherrard-Smith, JE Skarp, AD Beale… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
The antimalarial efficacy of the most important vector control interventions—long-lasting
insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS)—primarily protect against …

Linking human behaviours and malaria vector biting risk in south-eastern Tanzania

MF Finda, IR Moshi, A Monroe, AJ Limwagu, AP Nyoni… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
To accelerate malaria elimination in areas where core interventions such as insecticide-
treated nets (ITNs) are already widely used, it is crucial to consider additional factors …

Larval source management for malaria control in Africa: myths and reality

U Fillinger, SW Lindsay - Malaria journal, 2011 - Springer
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 …

Implications of temperature variation for malaria parasite development across Africa

JI Blanford, S Blanford, RG Crane, ME Mann… - Scientific reports, 2013 - nature.com
Temperature is an important determinant of malaria transmission. Recent work has shown
that mosquito and parasite biology are influenced not only by average temperature, but also …