Brackish water is a potential fresh water resource with lower salt content than seawater.
Desalination of brackish water is an important option to alleviate the prevalent water crisis …

Global climate change can potentially increase the transmission of mosquito vector-borne
diseases such as malaria, lymphatic filariasis, and dengue in many parts of the world. These …

Background The final article in a series of three publications examining the global
distribution of 41 dominant vector species (DVS) of malaria is presented here. The first …

Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) and Aedes albopictus Skuse mosquitoes transmit serious human
arboviral diseases including yellow fever, dengue and chikungunya in many tropical and …

Mosquito-borne diseases, including malaria are undergoing a global resurgence [1-7]. The
factors responsible for the re-emergence are very complex, and management requires …

Background Monitoring of malaria vector populations provides information about disease
transmission risk, as well as measures of the effectiveness of vector control. The Suna trap is …

Background Due to the effect of midgut bacteria on proliferation of parasites and their
potential as paratransgenesis tools, their identification in malaria vector mosquitoes is …

Malaria is one of the most important tropical diseases that has caused devastation
throughout the history of mankind. Malaria eradication programmes in the past have had …

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 …

Background Vector-borne infectious diseases are a significant cause of human and animal
mortality and morbidity. Modeling studies predict that changes in climate that accompany …