Potential of Essential Oil-Based Anticholinesterase Insecticides against Anopheles Vectors: A Review

TA Rants'o, LL Koekemoer, JL Panayides, RL van Zyl - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The insect nervous system is critical for its functional integrity. The cholinergic system, of
which acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is a key enzyme, is essential to the Anopheles …

Advances in the genetic characterization of the malaria vector, Anopheles funestus, and implications for improved surveillance and control

JO Odero, IH Nambunga, DW Wangrawa, A Badolo… - Malaria Journal, 2023 - Springer
Anopheles mosquitoes present a major public health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa;
notably, as vectors of malaria that kill over half a million people annually. In parts of the east …

Anopheles vector distribution and malaria transmission dynamics in Gbêkê region, central Côte d'Ivoire

AA Koffi, S Camara, LP Ahoua Alou, WA Oumbouke… - Malaria Journal, 2023 - Springer
Background A better understanding of vector distribution and malaria transmission dynamics
at a local scale is essential for implementing and evaluating effectiveness of vector control …

Plasmodium falciparum drug resistance-associated mutations in isolates from children living in endemic areas of Burkina Faso

CW Tarama, H Soré, M Siribié, S Débé, R Kinda… - Malaria Journal, 2023 - Springer
Background Artemisinin-based combinations therapy (ACT) is the current frontline curative
therapy for uncomplicated malaria in Burkina Faso. Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is used …

Data-driven and interpretable machine-learning modeling to explore the fine-scale environmental determinants of malaria vectors biting rates in rural Burkina Faso

P Taconet, A Porciani, DD Soma, K Mouline… - Parasites & …, 2021 - Springer
Background Improving the knowledge and understanding of the environmental determinants
of malaria vector abundance at fine spatiotemporal scales is essential to design locally …

Entomological indicators of malaria transmission prior to a cluster-randomized controlled trial of a 'lethal house lure'intervention in central Côte d'Ivoire

RZ Wolie, AA Koffi, L Ayuk-Taylor, LPA Alou… - Malaria Journal, 2022 - Springer
Background A study was conducted prior to implementing a cluster-randomized controlled
trial (CRT) of a lethal house lure strategy in central Côte d'Ivoire to provide baseline …

Malaria vectors diversity, insecticide resistance and transmission during the rainy season in peri-urban villages of south-western Burkina Faso

DD Soma, SB Poda, AS Hien, M Namountougou… - Malaria Journal, 2021 - Springer
Background This study reports an updated description on malaria vector diversity,
behaviour, insecticide resistance and malaria transmission in the Diébougou and Dano peri …

Epidemiology and diversity of Plasmodium species in Franceville and their implications for malaria control

L Boundenga, YV Sima-Biyang, NM Longo-Pendy… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Malaria is a significant public health challenge in Gabon, with high prevalence rates in rural
and semi-urban areas. This study investigated Plasmodium infection prevalence among …

Spatio-temporal analysis and prediction of malaria cases using remote sensing meteorological data in Diébougou health district, Burkina Faso, 2016–2017

CS Bationo, J Gaudart, S Dieng, M Cissoko… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Malaria control and prevention programs are more efficient and cost-effective when they
target hotspots or select the best periods of year to implement interventions. This study …

Whole-genome sequencing of major malaria vectors reveals the evolution of new insecticide resistance variants in a longitudinal study in Burkina Faso

M Kientega, CS Clarkson, N Traoré, TYJ Hui… - Malaria Journal, 2024 - Springer
Background Intensive deployment of insecticide based malaria vector control tools resulted
in the rapid evolution of phenotypes resistant to these chemicals. Understanding this …