Human–mosquito contact: a missing link in our understanding of mosquito-borne disease transmission dynamics

P Thongsripong, JM Hyman, DD Kapan… - Annals of the …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Despite the critical role that contact between hosts and vectors, through vector bites, plays in
driving vector-borne disease (VBD) transmission, transmission risk is primarily studied …

[HTML][HTML] Strengthening adult mosquito surveillance in Africa for disease control: learning from the present

ZI Coulibaly, S Gowelo, I Traore, RB Mbewe… - Current opinion in insect …, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Weak mosquito surveillance restricts effective disease control.•We advocate for
the development of mosquito surveillance strategic plans.•Centralized mosquito data …

Entomological and anthropological factors contributing to persistent malaria transmission in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Cameroon

R Bamou, M Rono, T Degefa, J Midega… - The Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Introduction In order to improve our understanding of the fundamental limits of core
interventions and guide efforts based on prioritization and identification of effective/novel …

Observing the distribution of mosquito bites on humans to inform personal protection measures against malaria and dengue vectors

WP Mponzi, JK Swai, EW Kaindoa, K Kifungo… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Understanding mosquito biting behaviours is important for designing and
evaluating protection methods against nuisance biting and mosquito-borne diseases (eg …

The Role of Human Behavior in Plasmodium knowlesi Malaria Infection: A Systematic Review

NA Naserrudin, R Hod, MS Jeffree, K Ahmed… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Objectives: Plasmodium knowlesi is a non-human parasite that causes zoonotic disease in
humans. This systematic review aims to highlight and summarize studies describing human …

[HTML][HTML] Persistently high proportions of plasmodium-infected Anopheles funestus mosquitoes in two villages in the Kilombero valley, South-Eastern Tanzania

SA Mapua, EE Hape, J Kihonda, H Bwanary… - Parasite Epidemiology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background In south-eastern Tanzania where insecticide-treated nets have been
widely used for> 20 years, malaria transmission has greatly reduced but remains highly …

Socioeconomic disparities in Plasmodium falciparum infection risk in Southern Malawi: mediation analyses

ST Wafula, O Maiga-Ascofare, NS Struck… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This study investigated the mediators of the association between socioeconomic position
(SEP) and Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) infection in Southern region of Malawi. We utilized …

The Centres for Disease Control light trap (CDC-LT) and the human decoy trap (HDT) compared to the human landing catch (HLC) for measuring Anopheles biting in …

IH Namango, C Marshall, A Saddler, A Ross, D Kaftan… - Malaria Journal, 2022 - Springer
Background Vector mosquito biting intensity is an important measure to understand malaria
transmission. Human landing catch (HLC) is an effective but labour-intensive, expensive …

Gaps in protection: the actual challenge in malaria elimination

KP Paaijmans, NF Lobo - Malaria journal, 2023 - Springer
Progress in reducing both malaria cases and deaths has stalled with regression seen in
many geographies. While significant attention is given to the contributing challenges of drug …

Spatial dynamics of malaria transmission

SL Wu, JM Henry, DT Citron… - PLOS Computational …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The Ross-Macdonald model has exerted enormous influence over the study of malaria
transmission dynamics and control, but it lacked features to describe parasite dispersal …