Malaria is a potentially lethal disease caused by parasites of the Plasmodium genus, transmitted to humans through the bite of infected female mosquitoes, primarily Anopheles. To control this disease, various strategi...
Introduction: A recent study in Kenya highlighted a promising advance in malaria control by demonstrating that infecting mosquitoes with the endosymbiont Microsporidia MB blocks Plasmodium transmission. However, the i...
Introduction: Malaria control needs the development of complementary and/or alternative strategies such as biological controls. Despite, malaria’s current control efforts, the spread and the emergence of insecticide ...
The use of insecticides remain the most effective vector control approach for mosquito borne diseases like malaria,dengue fever,chikungunya,and Zika virus disease;however,their increasing resistance has complicated th...
Objective:To address the phylogenetic and phylogeographic relationship between different lineages of Anopheles(An.)subpictus species complex in most parts of the Asian continent by maximum utilization of Internal Tran...
The anarchic urbanization of certain African cities favors the multiplication of the malaria parasite. Thus, the urgent mobilization of African cities is essential to combat this health risk. It is, therefore, with th...
This work was supported by the PIIVEC operational research project(PV/OP2-03/TW to MT under the MRC grant MR/PO27873/1),the Renewal Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellowship in Biomedical Sciences(217188/Z/19/Z),and the BMGF Grant(INV-006003)awarded to CSW.
Background The increasing reports of resistance to pyrethroid insecticides associated with reduced efficacy of pyrethroid-only interventions highlight the urgency of introducing new non-pyrethroid-only control tools.H...
The widespread use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) is a major intervention method for malaria control. While coverage of LLINs has increased, there is a need for information on the operational effectiveness ...
The project was supported by the University of Georgia College of Agricultureand Environmental Sciences.
Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii are closely related species that are predominant vectors of malaria in Africa.Recently,A.gambiae form M was renamed A.coluzzii and we now conclude on the basis of a diagnostic ...
Anopheles gambiae is a vector that is responsible for the transmission of malaria parasites which causes high morbidity and mortality in Nigeria and the world at large.Human-vector contact can be reduced by the use of...