Malaria-eliminating countries achieved remarkable success in reducing their malaria
burdens between 2000 and 2010. As a result, the epidemiology of malaria in these settings …

Background Primary malaria prevention on a large scale depends on two vector control
interventions: indoor residual spraying (IRS) and insecticide‐treated mosquito nets (ITNs) …

Background Over the past decade malaria intervention coverage has been scaled up across
Africa. However, it remains unclear what overall reduction in transmission is achievable …

The burden of malaria in countries in sub-Saharan Africa has declined with scaling up of
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. To assess the contribution of specific malaria …

The current and potential future impact of climate change on malaria is of major public
health interest,. The proposed effects of rising global temperatures on the future spread and …

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Objective I review the status of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), used for disease
vector control, along with current evidence on its benefits and risks in relation to the …

Malaria control, and that of other insect borne diseases such as dengue, is heavily
dependent on our ability to control the mosquito populations that transmit these diseases …

Pronouncements have been made for more than 25 years that the development and
implementation of a highly effective malaria vaccine is imminent. In the case of pre …

Background Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Africa. International effort
and funding for control has been stepped up, with substantial increases from 2003 in the …