Malaria and Vector Control Interventions
The portfolio effect cushions mosquito populations and malaria transmission against vector control interventions
... bolster malaria transmission against vector control interventions can be bamboozling and distract from very simple com- mon principles that underlie them ...all. Malaria parasite ...
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Prospects and recommendations for risk mapping to improve strategies for effective malaria vector control interventions in Latin America
... of malaria transmission based on outdoor and early- biting mosquitoes is newly develop- ing, risk-modelling methodologies can provide necessary tools for mapping locations, distribution and effects on transmission ...
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Rapid reduction of malaria following introduction of vector control interventions in Tororo District, Uganda: a descriptive study
... new malaria cases reported per 1000 population. The propor- tion of malaria cases in OPD per year was calculated as a percentage of the number of malaria cases recorded in a year out of the total OPD ...
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Dynamics of pyrethroid resistance in malaria vectors in southern Benin following a large scale implementation of vector control interventions
... major malaria vectors in the Plateau department, Benin, after a three-year implementation of malaria vector ...in malaria vectors was widespread and ...of vector control ...
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High effective coverage of vector control interventions in children after achieving low malaria transmission in Zanzibar, Tanzania
... the malaria situation in Zanzibar, vector control interventions (ie, bed nets and IRS), current vector control coverage, and intention to continue the use of vector con- ...
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Spatio temporal distribution of malaria and its association with climatic factors and vector control interventions in two high risk districts of Nepal
... of malaria incidence over the years at village level and generalized additive mixed models were fitted to assess the association of malaria incidence with climatic variables and vector control ...
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The effect of case management and vector control interventions on space–time patterns of malaria incidence in Uganda
... the malaria incidence occurs during Feb- ruary to ...smoothed malaria incidence estimated from the Bayesian models are presented in ...high malaria burden districts throughout the study period were ...
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A spatial agent based model of Anopheles vagus for malaria epidemiology: examining the impact of vector control interventions
... Figure 2 presents a complete flowchart for applying all interventions in combination. Applying ITNs in isolation To study the response of host-seeking mosquitoes to ITNs, a strategy to apply ITNs is modelled based ...
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Impact of vector control interventions on malaria transmission intensity, outdoor vector biting rates and Anopheles mosquito species composition in Tororo, Uganda
... was carried out between November 2017 and October 2018, 4 years after the roll-out of the combined vector control interventions. The procedures for data collection have been previously described ...
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The changing burden of malaria and association with vector control interventions in Zambia using district level surveillance data, 2006–2011
... This study has several limitations, most notably the fact that these analyses were based on routinely col- lected data within the DHIS with the potential for both over and under reporting of malaria cases. Secular ...
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Optimal control of malaria: combining vector interventions and drug therapies
... optimal control formulation has been developed. An optimal control framework was used to assess the effi- cacy and cost-effectiveness of combining ACT with two novel vector control ...
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Guidelines for Malaria Vector Control
... core interventions as of equal effectiveness and there is no general recommendation to guide selection of one over the ...national malaria programmes, beneficiaries or donors are usually based on ...
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Developing an expanded vector control toolbox for malaria elimination
... sustainable malaria vector control strategies for ...mosquito control in high-income countries is predominantly achieved with a combination of mosquito-proofed housing and environmental ...
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Effectiveness of malaria control interventions in Madagascar: a nationwide case–control survey
... The results of this study showed that, in Madagascar in 2012, both LLIN and IRS provided good protective effec- tiveness against clinical malaria. The study failed to prove that combining both MCI simultaneously ...
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Integrated vector management for malaria control
... Integrated vector management (IVM) is defined as "a rational decision-making process for the optimal use of resources for vector control" and includes five key elements: 1) evidence-based ...
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Malaria Strategic Plan Scaling up Malaria Control Interventions
... the malaria control program, the Ministry of Health developed a five-year Malaria Strategic Plan in line with the national health planning ...National Malaria Taskforce and under the guidance ...
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A research agenda for malaria eradication: vector control
... develop vector-targeted interventions in support of malaria eradication in all disease endemic settings that are unfettered by these limitations, three challenges need to be recognized and addressed ...
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Integrating fungal entomopathogens in malaria vector control
... Moreover, fungi and insecticides were highly compatible and enhanced each other’s efficacy. Fungal infection increased the sensitivity of resistant mosquitoes to the neu- rotoxic insecticides permethrin and DDT. ...
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Theory of reactive interventions in the elimination and control of malaria
... could quickly lead to elimination, serving as a possible example of “accelerating to zero”. Where RCD is effective, its effects depend largely on the targeting ratio. This is a measurable quantity, and can be determined ...
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Modelling the implications of stopping vector control for malaria control and elimination
... uncomplicated malaria, and the probability of resurgence following the scaling back of vector ...of vector control and active case detec- tion interventions and varying levels of ...
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