Climate change is expected to impact across every domain of society, including health. The
majority of the world's population is susceptible to pathological, infectious disease whose life …

Anopheles mosquitoes are important vectors of malaria and lymphatic filariasis (LF), which
are major public health diseases in Nigeria. Malaria is caused by infection with a protozoan …

Anopheles gambiae ss mosquitoes are important vectors of lymphatic filariasis (LF) and
malaria in Ghana. To better understand their ecological aspects and influence on disease …

Background Gene drive mosquitoes have been proposed as a possible means to reduce the
transmission of malaria in Africa. Because this technology has no prior use-history at this …

The capacity of vector insect surveillance to provide estimates of pathogen prevalence and
transmission potential has long been recognized within the global communities tasked with …

Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is targeted for elimination by the year 2020. The Global Programme
for Elimination of LF (GPELF) aims to achieve elimination by interrupting transmission …

Background As pathogens that circumvent the host immune response are favoured by
selection, so are host alleles that reduce parasite load. Such evolutionary processes leave …

Vector control programs in Nigeria are mostly targeted towards reducing the burden of
malaria with less emphasis placed on other debilitating vector borne diseases such as …

Methods Microscopic examination of thick blood smears of 299 and 288 participants from
Ado-Odo Ota and Abeokuta South LGAs was conducted. Visual observations of clinical …

Studies on the infection and infectivity rates of Wuchereria bancrofti in mosquito populations
in Makurdi, Nigeria were carried out over a 12 month period in four localities. Adult female …