The behaviour of adult Anopheles gambiae, sub-Saharan Africa's principal malaria vector, and its relevance to malaria control: a review

W Takken, D Charlwood, SW Lindsay - Malaria Journal, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Mosquitoes of the Anopheles gambiae complex are one of the major
vectors of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Their ability to transmit this disease of major public …

Genotyping cognate Plasmodium falciparum in humans and mosquitoes to estimate onward transmission of asymptomatic infections

KM Sumner, E Freedman, L Abel, A Obala… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Malaria control may be enhanced by targeting reservoirs of Plasmodium falciparum
transmission. One putative reservoir is asymptomatic malaria infections and the scale of their …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on malaria control in Africa: A preliminary analysis

L Gao, Q Shi, Z Liu, Z Li, X Dong - Tropical Medicine and Infectious …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Malaria remains a significant public health concern in Africa, and the emerging coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may have negatively impacted malaria control. Here …

The effect of community-driven larval source management and house improvement on malaria transmission when added to the standard malaria control strategies in …

RS McCann, AN Kabaghe, P Moraga, S Gowelo… - Malaria journal, 2021 - Springer
Background Current standard interventions are not universally sufficient for malaria
elimination. The effects of community-based house improvement (HI) and larval source …

Impact of four years of annually repeated indoor residual spraying (IRS) with Actellic 300CS on routinely reported malaria cases in an agricultural setting in Malawi

R Hoek Spaans, A Mkumbwa, P Nasoni… - PLOS Global Public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is one of the main vector control tools used in malaria
prevention. This study evaluates IRS in the context of a privately run campaign conducted …

Hotspots and super-spreaders: Modelling fine-scale malaria parasite transmission using mosquito flight behaviour

L Sedda, RS McCann, AN Kabaghe, S Gowelo… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Malaria hotspots have been the focus of public health managers for several years due to the
potential elimination gains that can be obtained from targeting them. The identification of …

Impact of mass distribution of insecticide-treated nets in Mozambique, 2012 to 2025: Estimates of child lives saved using the Lives Saved Tool

EA Wetzler, C Park, JAH Arroz, M Chande… - PLOS Global Public …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Malaria was the leading cause of post-neonatal deaths in Mozambique in 2017. The use of
insecticide treated nets (ITNs) is recognized as one of the most effective ways to reduce …

Innovative house structures for malaria vector control in Nampula district, Mozambique: assessing mosquito entry prevention, indoor comfort, and community …

ME Francisco, K Watanabe - Frontiers in Public Health, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Insecticide-treated mosquito bed nets and indoor residual spraying are widely
used for malaria vector control. However, their effectiveness can be affected by household …

Characterisation of anopheline larval habitats in southern Malawi

S Gowelo, J Chirombo, CJM Koenraadt, T Mzilahowa… - Acta tropica, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Increasing the knowledgebase of anopheline larval ecology could enable
targeted deployment of malaria control efforts and consequently reduce costs of …

[PDF][PDF] Impact of four years of annually repeated indoor residual spraying (IRS) with Actellic 300CS on routinely reported malaria cases in an agricultural setting in …

R Hoek Spaans, A Mkumbwa, P Nasoni, CM Jones… - 2024 - geographical.go2journals.com
Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is one of the main vector control tools used in malaria
prevention. This study evaluates IRS in the context of a privately run campaign conducted …