The use of drones for mosquito surveillance and control

G Carrasco-Escobar, M Moreno, K Fornace… - Parasites & vectors, 2022 - Springer
In recent years, global health security has been threatened by the geographical expansion
of vector-borne infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue, yellow fever, Zika and …

Unmanned aerial vehicles for surveillance and control of vectors of malaria and other vector-borne diseases

F Mechan, Z Bartonicek, D Malone, RS Lees - Malaria Journal, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has expanded rapidly in ecological
conservation and agriculture, with a growing literature describing their potential applications …

Exploring contributions of drones towards Industry 4.0

M Javaid, IH Khan, RP Singh, S Rab… - Industrial Robot: the …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Unmanned aerial vehicles are commonly known as UAVs and drones. Nowadays,
industries have begun to realise the operational and economic benefits of drone-enabled …

Mapping malaria vector habitats in West Africa: drone imagery and deep learning analysis for targeted vector surveillance

F Trujillano, G Jimenez Garay, H Alatrista-Salas… - Remote sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Disease control programs are needed to identify the breeding sites of mosquitoes, which
transmit malaria and other diseases, in order to target interventions and identify …

Leveraging innovation technologies to respond to malaria: a systematized literature review of emerging technologies

M Chibi, W Wasswa, C Ngongoni, E Baba, A Kalu - Malaria journal, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background In 2019, an estimated 409,000 people died of malaria and most of
them were young children in sub-Saharan Africa. In a bid to combat malaria epidemics …

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 …

Improved use of drone imagery for malaria vector control through technology-assisted digitizing (tad)

A Hardy, G Oakes, J Hassan, Y Yussuf - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Drones have the potential to revolutionize malaria vector control initiatives through rapid and
accurate mapping of potential malarial mosquito larval habitats to help direct field Larval …

[HTML][HTML] Conditional trust: Community perceptions of drone use in malaria control in Zanzibar

A Hardy, M Proctor, C MacCallum, J Shawe… - Technology in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The potential of drones to support public health interventions, such as malaria
vector control, is beginning to be realised. Although permissions from civil aviation …

Drones for area-wide larval source management of malaria mosquitoes

WR Mukabana, G Welter, P Ohr, L Tingitana… - Drones, 2022 - mdpi.com
Given the stagnating progress in the fight against malaria, there is an urgent need for area-
wide integrated vector management strategies to complement existing intra-domiciliary …

Use of unmanned ground vehicle systems in urbanized zones: A study of vector Mosquito surveillance in Kaohsiung

YX Chen, CY Pan, BY Chen, SW Jeng… - PLOS Neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Dengue fever is a vector-borne disease that has become a serious global public health
problem over the past decade. An essential aspect of controlling and preventing mosquito …