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 …

The increasing resistance to currently available insecticides in the malaria vector,
Anopheles mosquitoes, hampers their use as an effective vector control strategy for the …

The decline in malaria across Africa has been largely attributed to vector control using long-
lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs). However, this intervention has prompted widespread …

Background Innovative tools are needed to complement the existing approach for malaria
elimination. Gene drive mosquitoes are one potential new technology in the control of …

Malaria is a major public health challenge in Africa with Nigeria accounting for the highest
burden of the disease in the world. Vector control has proved to be a highly effective …

Simple Summary Targeting mosquitoes with insecticides is one of the most effective
methods to prevent malaria transmission. Although numbers of malaria cases have declined …

In West Africa, Aedes aegypti remains the major vector of dengue virus. Since 2013, dengue
fever has been reemerging in Burkina Faso with annual outbreaks, thus becoming a major …

Background This study reports an updated description on malaria vector diversity,
behaviour, insecticide resistance and malaria transmission in the Diébougou and Dano peri …

Background Insecticide-based vector control is responsible for reducing malaria mortality
and morbidity. Its success depends on a better knowledge of the vector, its distribution, and …

Background The rapid spread of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors and the rebound in
malaria cases observed recently in some endemic areas underscore the urgent need to …