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 …

Western Africa is vulnerable to arboviral disease transmission, having recently experienced
major outbreaks of chikungunya, dengue, yellow fever and Zika. However, there have been …

Sub‐Saharan Africa suffers by far the greatest malaria burden worldwide and is currently
undergoing a profound demographic change, with a growing proportion of its population …

Background Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is one of the neglected tropical diseases targeted for
global elimination by 2020 and to guide elimination efforts countries have, in recent years …

Mosquito larvae are purely aquatic and develop in water bodies, the type of which is more or
less specific to each species. Therefore, a study was carried out to identify the habitat …

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 …

Porcelain and plastic materials constitute bulk of household wastes. Owing to resistibility
and slow degradability that accounts for higher residence time, these materials qualify as …

An assessment of the household wastes as larval habitats of the dengue vectors was made
considering Kolkata, India, as geographical area. Wastes of four major categories, namely …

Background & objectives: A longitudinal study was carried out to investigate the species
composition, seasonal abundance, parity and feeding preference of indoor sampled …

Elimination of vector mosquito larvae and their breeding environments is an effective
strategy in dengue disease control. Present study examined larval density and water quality …