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A single multiplex assay to identify major malaria vectors within the African Anopheles funestus and the Oriental An. minimus groups Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Anopheles arabiensis continues to be the primary vector of Plasmodium falciparum after decades of malaria control in southwestern Ethiopia Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Background
Investigating the species distribution and their role in malaria transmission is important as it varies from place to place and is highly needed to design interventions appropriate to the site. The current study aimed to investigate the Anopheles mosquito species distribution and their infection rate in southwestern Ethiopia.
Methods
The study was conducted in 14 malaria-endemic kebeles (the smallest ...
Investigating the species distribution and their role in malaria transmission is important as it varies from place to place and is highly needed to design interventions appropriate to the site. The current study aimed to investigate the Anopheles mosquito species distribution and their infection rate in southwestern Ethiopia.
Methods
The study was conducted in 14 malaria-endemic kebeles (the smallest ...
Composition of Anopheles mosquitoes, their blood-meal hosts, and Plasmodium falciparum infection rates in three islands with disparate bed net coverage in Lake Victoria, Kenya KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: Small islands serve as potential malaria reservoirs through which new infections might come to the mainland and may be important targets in malaria elimination efforts. This study investigated malaria vector species diversity, blood-meal hosts, Plasmodium infection rates, and long-lasting insecticidal net (LLIN) coverage on Mageta, Magare and Ngodhe Islands of Lake Victoria in western Kenya, a region where extensive vector control is ...
Variation in malaria transmission intensity in seven sites throughout Uganda Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Readjustment of the malaria vector control strategy in the Rusizi Valley, Burundi Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Based on a longitudinal survey performed in 1982-83, a vector control strategy was implemented from 1985 onwards in an area of Burundi of high malaria prevalence. One annual round of indoor spraying with malathion greatly reduced both the Plasmodium falciparum parasite load and the parasite rate in the population until 1989. However, from 1990 to 1993, a progressive resurgence of malaria was observed in most villages. For this study, 2 villages ...
Evaluation of textile substrates for dispensing synthetic attractants for malaria mosquitoes Universiteit Gent
Malaria in urban and rural Kinshasa: the entomological input Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Mosquitoes were collected on human bait over a 16-month period (September 1988 to December 1989) in an urban and a rural area of Kinshasa, Zaire. P. falciparum malaria sporozoite rates were determined by ELISA. In the urban area Culex quinquefasciatus accounts for 96% of the 121 bites/person/night (b/p/n). The only anopheline is Anopheles gambiae, sensu stricto, with an average of 5.1 b/p/n and a sporozoite rate of 1.86%. The entomological ...
Emergence of behavioural avoidance strategies of malaria vectors in areas of high LLIN coverage in Tanzania Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Despite significant reductions in malaria transmission across Africa since 2000, progress is stalling. This has been attributed to the development of insecticide resistance and behavioural adaptations in malaria vectors. Whilst insecticide resistance has been widely investigated, there is poorer understanding of the emergence, dynamics and impact of mosquito behavioural adaptations. We conducted a longitudinal investigation of malaria vector ...