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Efficacy of bednets with dual insecticide-treated netting (Interceptor® G2) on side and roof panels against Anopheles arabiensis in north-eastern Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Optimising insecticide use and managing insecticide resistance are important to sustain gains against malaria using long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs). …
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Influence of landscape heterogeneity on entomological and parasitological indices of malaria in Kisumu, Western Kenya
Abstract Background Identification and characterization of larval habitats, documentation of Anopheles spp. composition and abundance, and Plasmodium spp. infection burden …
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Contemporary exploitation of natural products for arthropod-borne pathogen transmission-blocking interventions
An integrated approach to innovatively counter the transmission of various arthropod-borne diseases to humans would benefit from strategies that sustainably …
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A statistical calibration tool for methods used to sample outdoor-biting mosquitoes
Abstract Background Improved methods for sampling outdoor-biting mosquitoes are urgently needed to improve surveillance of vector-borne diseases. Such tools could …
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A novel theatre-based behaviour change approach for influencing community uptake of schistosomiasis control measures
BACKGROUND: Appropriate behaviour change with regard to safe water contact practices will facilitate the elimination of schistosomiasis as a public …
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Effects of sample preservation methods and duration of storage on the performance of mid-infrared spectroscopy for predicting the age of malaria vectors
BACKGROUND: Monitoring the biological attributes of mosquitoes is critical for understanding pathogen transmission and estimating the impacts of vector control …
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Clustering of Cryptosporidium species infections among sheep and cattle but not children in remote highland communities of Madagascar
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to identify local transmission patterns of Cryptosporidium spp. infections among livestock and humans …
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Sub-national tailoring of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Mali based on malaria surveillance and rainfall data
BACKGROUND: In malaria endemic countries, seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) interventions are performed during the high malaria transmission in accordance with …
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Fine-scale-mapping of Schistosoma haematobium infections at the school and community levels and intermediate host snail abundance in the north of Pemba Island: baseline cross-sectional survey findings before the onset of a 3-year intervention study
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis elimination has gained renewed priority in the WHO guidance documents published in 2020 and 2022. The SchistoBreak project, …
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Synopsis of the ticks of Algeria with new hosts and localities records
BACKGROUND: Ticks are obligate hematophagous arthropods with a world-wide distribution that are extremely important not only in terms of human …
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The preparatory phase for ground larviciding implementation for onchocerciasis control in the Meme River Basin in South West Cameroon: the COUNTDOWN Consortium alternative strategy implementation trial
BACKGROUND: Onchocerciasis control using ivermectin alone has been achieved in some endemic savannah zones of Africa. In the forest regions, …
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Integrated transmission assessment surveys (iTAS) of lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis in Cross River, Taraba and Yobe States, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Integrated transmission assessment surveys (iTAS) have been recommended for evaluation of the transmission of both lymphatic filariasis (LF) and …
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Climate change diminishes the potential habitat of the bont tick (Amblyomma hebraeum): evidence from Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe
Abstract Background Understanding the response of vector habitats to climate change is essential for vector management. Increasingly, there is fear …
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Parasites and blood-meal hosts of the tsetse fly in Tanzania: a metagenomics study
BACKGROUND: Tsetse flies can transmit various Trypanosoma spp. that cause trypanosomiasis in humans, wild animals, and domestic animals. Amplicon deep …
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Assessment of malaria transmission intensity and insecticide resistance mechanisms in three rural areas of the Moyen Ogooué Province of Gabon
BACKGROUND: Vector control is considered to be the most successful component of malaria prevention programs and a major contributor to …
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Intensity of insecticide resistance in the major malaria vector Anopheles funestus from Chikwawa, rural Southern Malawi
BACKGROUND: Malaria vector control using insecticide-based approaches has proven to be an effective strategy. However, widespread insecticide resistance among malaria …
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Prevalence of non-Plasmodium falciparum species in southern districts of Brazzaville in The Republic of the Congo
BACKGROUND: Although Plasmodium falciparum infection is largely documented and this parasite is the main target for malaria eradication, other Plasmodium …
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Screening and phylogenetic characterization of tick-borne pathogens in a population of dogs and associated ticks in Egypt
BACKGROUND: The incidence or recurrence of tick-borne diseases (TBDs) in animals and humans is increasing rapidly worldwide, but there is …
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Effects of agricultural pesticides on the susceptibility and fitness of malaria vectors in rural south-eastern Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Agricultural pesticides may exert strong selection pressures on malaria vectors during the aquatic life stages and may contribute to …
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Diversity of larval habitats of Anopheles mosquitoes in urban areas of Benin and influence of their physicochemical and bacteriological characteristics on larval density
BACKGROUND: The implementation of anti-larval strategies in the fight against malaria vectors requires fundamental knowledge of their oviposition sites. The …