Cost and quality of operational larviciding using drones and smartphone technology

A Hardy, K Haji, F Abbas, J Hassan, A Ali, Y Yussuf… - Malaria Journal, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Larval Source Management (LSM) is an important tool for malaria
vector control and is recommended by WHO as a supplementary vector control measure …

House modifications for preventing malaria

T Fox, J Furnival-Adams, M Chaplin… - Cochrane Database …, 2022 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Malaria remains an important public health problem. Research in 1900
suggested house modifications may reduce malaria transmission. A previous version of this …

Exploring willingness-to-pay for 'malaria-free'rice among rural consumers in Rwanda: examining the potential for a local voluntary standard

A Rulisa, L Van Kempen, DJ Koch - Agricultural and Food Economics, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Rice cultivation in Sub-Saharan Africa produces a negative externality in the form of
higher malaria risk. Larval source management, such as the application of bio-larvicides in …

Knowledge, practices and perceptions of communities during a malaria larviciding randomized trial in the city of Yaoundé, Cameroon

CS Ngadjeu, A Talipouo, S Kekeunou… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Urban malaria is becoming a major public health concern in major cities in
Cameroon. To improve malaria vector control, a pilot larviciding trial was conducted to …

Local resource mobilization for malaria vector control among Rwandan rice farmers: a pilot study into the role of community ownership

A Rulisa, L Van Kempen, E Hakizimana… - Journal of Health …, 2023 - Springer
Background Evidence suggests a vicious cycle between rice cultivation and malaria control
in Rwanda. Rice fields offer an attractive breeding ground for malaria vectors, which …

Assessing the implementation fidelity, feasibility, and sustainability of community-based house improvement for malaria control in southern Malawi: a mixed-methods …

TA Tizifa, AN Kabaghe, RS McCann, S Gowelo… - BMC public health, 2024 - Springer
Background Despite significant success in the fight against malaria over the past two
decades, malaria control programmes rely on only two insecticidal methods: indoor residual …

Environmental determinants and risk behaviour in the case of indigenous malaria in Muara Enim Regency, Indonesia: A case-control design

H Hasyim, MA Ihram, Fakhriyatiningrum, Misnaniarti… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Malaria is a significant public health concern in Indonesia. Muara Enim
Regency is one of the districts in South Sumatra with the most important number of …

An Investment Case for the Scale-up and Use of Insecticide-Treated Nets Halfway into the SDG Targets

R Shretta, RN Anye - Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2023 - cambridge.org
This article examines a policy of scaling up LLINs by 10 percentage points from 2020 levels
with a 90% cap in the 29 highest-burden countries in Africa along with social and behavioral …

Mosquito aquatic habitat modification and manipulation interventions to control malaria

E Martello, G Yogeswaran, R Reithinger… - Cochrane Database …, 2022 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Larval source management (LSM) may help reduce Plasmodium parasite
transmission in malaria‐endemic areas. LSM approaches include habitat modification …

Comparison of malaria parasite clearance times during Quinine and Artesunate administration for cerebral malaria in Blantyre, Malawi

AM Saidi - 2021 - nkhokwe.kuhes.ac.mw
Malaria which is caused by Plasmodium species is one of the most important human
parasitic diseases. In recent years, preceding 2014, the most severe form of the disease …