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Effect of passive and active ventilation on malaria mosquito house entry and human comfort: an experimental study in rural Gambia (2023)
Journal Article
Carrasco-Tenezaca, M., Jawara, M., Lee, D. S., Holmes, M. S., Ceesay, S., McCall, P., …Wilson, A. L. (2023). Effect of passive and active ventilation on malaria mosquito house entry and human comfort: an experimental study in rural Gambia. Journal of the Royal Society. Interface, 20(201), https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2022.0794

Rural houses in sub-Saharan Africa are typically hot and allow malaria mosquitoes inside. We assessed whether passive or active ventilation can reduce house entry of malaria mosquitoes and cool a bedroom at night in rural Gambia. Two identical experi... Read More about Effect of passive and active ventilation on malaria mosquito house entry and human comfort: an experimental study in rural Gambia.

A qualitative exploration of knowledge of Chagas disease among adolescents in rural Ecuador (2023)
Journal Article
Mora-Criollo, P., Carrasco-Tenezaca, M., Casapulla, S., Bates, B. R., & Grijalva, M. J. (2023). A qualitative exploration of knowledge of Chagas disease among adolescents in rural Ecuador. Rural and Remote Health, 23(1), https://doi.org/10.22605/rrh6796

Introduction: Chagas disease (CD) is a neglected tropical disease that affects 6 to 7 million people worldwide. In South America, CD is a major health problem in several regions, causing more than 12 000 deaths per year. CD is caused by a parasite ca... Read More about A qualitative exploration of knowledge of Chagas disease among adolescents in rural Ecuador.

Recommendations for building out mosquito-transmitted diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: the DELIVER mnemonic (2020)
Journal Article
Lindsay, S. W., Davies, M., Alabaster, G., Altamirano, H., Jatta, E., Jawara, M., Carrasco-Tenezaca, M., von Seidlein, L., Shenton, F. C., Tusting, L. S., Wilson, A. L., & Knudsen, J. (2021). Recommendations for building out mosquito-transmitted diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: the DELIVER mnemonic. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 376(1818), Article 20190814. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2019.0814

In sub-Saharan Africa, most transmission of mosquito-transmitted diseases, such as malaria or dengue, occurs within or around houses. Preventing mosquito house entry and reducing mosquito production around the home would help reduce the transmission... Read More about Recommendations for building out mosquito-transmitted diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: the DELIVER mnemonic.