Characterizing, controlling and eliminating residual malaria transmission

GF Killeen - Malaria journal, 2014 - Springer
Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) interventions can
reduce malaria transmission by targeting mosquitoes when they feed upon sleeping …

[HTML][HTML] Larviciding to prevent malaria transmission

L Choi, S Majambere, AL Wilson - The Cochrane database of …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Larviciding refers to the regular application of chemical or microbial insecticides
to water bodies or water containers to kill the aquatic immature forms of the mosquito (the …

Larval source management for malaria control in Africa: myths and reality

U Fillinger, SW Lindsay - Malaria journal, 2011 - Springer
As malaria declines in many African countries there is a growing realization that new
interventions need to be added to the front-line vector control tools of long-lasting …

Sustainable innovation in vector control requires strong partnerships with communities

F Bartumeus, GB Costa, R Eritja, AH Kelly… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Mosquito control is a multisectoral public service critical to advancing the 2030 sustainable
development goals (SGDs). Inextricably linked to housing quality, urban planning …

Impact of community-based larviciding on the prevalence of malaria infection in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

M Maheu-Giroux, MC Castro - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background The use of larval source management is not prioritized by contemporary
malaria control programs in sub-Saharan Africa despite historical success. Larviciding, in …

Community-based biological control of malaria mosquitoes using Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) in Rwanda: community awareness, acceptance and …

CM Ingabire, E Hakizimana, A Rulisa, F Kateera… - Malaria journal, 2017 - Springer
Background Targeting the aquatic stages of malaria vectors via larval source management
(LSM) in collaboration with local communities could accelerate progress towards malaria …

Protecting migratory farmers in rural Tanzania using eave ribbons treated with the spatial mosquito repellent, transfluthrin

JK Swai, AS Mmbando, HS Ngowo, OG Odufuwa… - Malaria journal, 2019 - Springer
Background Many subsistence farmers in rural southeastern Tanzania regularly relocate to
distant farms in river valleys to tend to crops for several weeks or months each year. While …

Urban mosquitoes, situational publics, and the pursuit of interspecies separation in Dar es Salaam

AH Kelly, J Lezaun - American ethnologist, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Recent work in anthropology points to the recognition of multispecies entanglements as the
grounds for a more ethical politics. In this article, we examine efforts to control mosquitoes in …

Community-based malaria control in southern Malawi: a description of experimental interventions of community workshops, house improvement and larval source …

H Van den Berg, M van Vugt, AN Kabaghe, M Nkalapa… - Malaria journal, 2018 - Springer
Background Increased engagement of communities has been emphasized in global plans
for malaria control and elimination. Three interventions to reinforce and complement …

Community end user perceptions of hessian fabric transfluthrin vapour emanators for protecting against mosquitoes under conditions of routine use in Port-au-Prince …

O Damus, C Supreme, JF Lemoine, C Raccurt… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background A treated fabric device for emanating the volatile pyrethroid transfluthrin was
recently developed in Tanzania that protected against night-biting Anopheles and Culex …