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Professor Steve Lindsay's Outputs (179)

Electric nets and sticky materials for analysing oviposition behaviour of gravid malaria vectors (2012)
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Dugassa, S., Lindh, J., Torr, S., Oyieke, F., Lindsay, S., & Fillinger, U. (2012). Electric nets and sticky materials for analysing oviposition behaviour of gravid malaria vectors. Malaria Journal, 11(1), Article 374. https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-11-374

Background Little is known about how malaria mosquitoes locate oviposition sites in nature. Such knowledge is important to help devise monitoring and control measures that could be used to target gravid females. This study set out to develop a suite... Read More about Electric nets and sticky materials for analysing oviposition behaviour of gravid malaria vectors.

Chrysomya putoria, a putative vector of diarrheal diseases (2012)
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Lindsay, S., Lindsay, T., Duprez, J., Hall, M., Kwambana, B., Jawara, M., …Antonio, M. (2012). Chrysomya putoria, a putative vector of diarrheal diseases. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 6(11), Article e1895. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001895

African pit latrines produce prodigious numbers of the latrine fly, Chrysomya putoria, a putative vector of diarrhoeal pathogens. We set out to develop a simple, low-cost odour-baited trap for collecting C. putoria in the field. A series of field exp... Read More about Chrysomya putoria, a putative vector of diarrheal diseases.

Promoting health and advancing development through improved housing in low-income setings (2012)
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Haines, A., Bruce, N., Cairncross, S., Davies, M., Greenland, K., Hiscox, A., …Wilkinson, P. (2012). Promoting health and advancing development through improved housing in low-income setings. Journal of Urban Health, 90(5), 810-831. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-012-9773-8

There is major untapped potential to improve health in low-income communities through improved housing design, fittings, materials and construction. Adverse effects on health from inadequate housing can occur through a range of mechanisms, both direc... Read More about Promoting health and advancing development through improved housing in low-income setings.

Modeling the role of environmental variables on the population dynamics of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto (2012)
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Parham, P., Pople, D., Christiansen-Junct, C., Lindsay, S., Winsley, W., & Michael, E. (2012). Modeling the role of environmental variables on the population dynamics of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto. Malaria Journal, 11, Article 271. https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-11-271

Background The impact of weather and climate on malaria transmission has attracted considerable attention in recent years, yet uncertainties around future disease trends under climate change remain. Mathematical models provide powerful tools for addr... Read More about Modeling the role of environmental variables on the population dynamics of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto.

Spatial repellents: from discovery and development to evidence based validation (2012)
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Achee, N., Bangs, M., Farlow, R., Killeen, G., Lindsay, S., Logan, J., …Grieco, J. (2012). Spatial repellents: from discovery and development to evidence based validation. Malaria Journal, 11, Article 164. https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-11-164

International public health workers are challenged by a burden of arthropod-borne disease that remains elevated despite best efforts in control programmes. With this challenge comes the opportunity to develop novel vector control paradigms to guide p... Read More about Spatial repellents: from discovery and development to evidence based validation.

Selection of mosquito life-histories: a hidden weapon against malaria? (2012)
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Ferguson, H., Maire, N., Takken, W., Lyimo, I., Briet, O., Lindsay, S., & Smith, T. (2012). Selection of mosquito life-histories: a hidden weapon against malaria?. Malaria Journal, 11, Article 106. https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-11-106

Background: There has recently been a substantial decline in malaria incidence in much of Africa. While the decline can clearly be linked to increasing coverage of mosquito vector control interventions and effective drug treatment in most settings, t... Read More about Selection of mosquito life-histories: a hidden weapon against malaria?.

DengueTools: Innovative tools and strategies for surveillance and control of dengue (2012)
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Wilder-Smith, A., Renhorn, K., Tissera, H., Bakar, S., Alphey, L., Kittayapong, P., …Gubler, D. (2012). DengueTools: Innovative tools and strategies for surveillance and control of dengue. Global Health Action, 5, Article 17273. https://doi.org/10.3402/gha.v5i0.17273

Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne viral disease estimated to cause about 230 million infectionsworldwide every year, of which 25,000 are fatal. Global incidence has risen rapidly in recent decades with some 3.6 billion people, over half of the world’s... Read More about DengueTools: Innovative tools and strategies for surveillance and control of dengue.

Larval source management for malaria control in Africa: myths and reality (2011)
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Fillinger, U., & Lindsay, S. (2011). Larval source management for malaria control in Africa: myths and reality. Malaria Journal, 10, Article 353. https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-10-353

As malaria declines in many African countries there is a growing realization that new interventions need to be added to the front-line vector control tools of long-lasting impregnated nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) that target adult... Read More about Larval source management for malaria control in Africa: myths and reality.

To assess whether indoor residual spraying can provide additional protection against clinical malaria over current best practice of long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets in The Gambia: study protocol for a two-armed cluster-randomised study (2011)
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Pinder, M., Jawara, M., Jarju, L., Ballah, K., Jeffries, D., Lluberas, M., …Lindsay, S. (2011). To assess whether indoor residual spraying can provide additional protection against clinical malaria over current best practice of long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets in The Gambia: study protocol for a two-armed cluster-randomised study. Trials, 12, https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-12-147

Background: Recently, there has been mounting interest in scaling-up vector control against malaria in Africa. It needs to be determined if indoor residual spraying (IRS with DDT) will provide significant marginal protection against malaria over curr... Read More about To assess whether indoor residual spraying can provide additional protection against clinical malaria over current best practice of long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets in The Gambia: study protocol for a two-armed cluster-randomised study.

A research agenda for malaria eradication: vector control (2011)
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Control, T. M. C. G. O. V., & Lindsay, S. W. (2011). A research agenda for malaria eradication: vector control. PLoS Medicine, 8(1), Article e1000401. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000401

Different challenges are presented by the variety of malaria transmission environments present in the world today. In each setting, improved control for reduction of morbidity is a necessary first step towards the long-range goal of malaria eradicati... Read More about A research agenda for malaria eradication: vector control.

Social acceptability and durability of two different house screening interventions against exposure to malaria vectors, Plasmodium falciparum infection and anaemia in children in The Gambia, West Africa. (2010)
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Kirby, M., Ba, P., Jones, C., Kelly, A., Jasseh, M., & Lindsay, S. (2010). Social acceptability and durability of two different house screening interventions against exposure to malaria vectors, Plasmodium falciparum infection and anaemia in children in The Gambia, West Africa. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 83, 965-972. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0311

Is mosquito larval source management appropriate for reducing malaria in areas of extensive flooding in The Gambia? A cross-over intervention trial (2010)
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Majambere, S., Pinder, M., Fillinger, U., Ameh, D., Conway, D., Green, C., …Lindsay, S. (2010). Is mosquito larval source management appropriate for reducing malaria in areas of extensive flooding in The Gambia? A cross-over intervention trial. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 82(2), 176-184. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0373

'Like sugar and honey': the embedded ethics of a larval control project in The Gambia (2010)
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Kelly, A., Ameh, D., Majambere, S., Lindsay, S., & Pinder, M. (2010). 'Like sugar and honey': the embedded ethics of a larval control project in The Gambia. Social Science & Medicine, 70(12), 1912-1919. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.02.012

This paper describes a malaria research project in The Gambia to provoke thinking on the social value of transnational research. The Larval Control Project (LCP) investigated the efficacy of a microbial insecticide to reduce vector density and, ultim... Read More about 'Like sugar and honey': the embedded ethics of a larval control project in The Gambia.

Assessing the future threat from vivax malaria in the United Kingdom using two markedly different modelling approaches (2010)
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Lindsay, S., Hole, D., Hutchinson, R., Richards, S., & Willis, S. (2010). Assessing the future threat from vivax malaria in the United Kingdom using two markedly different modelling approaches. Malaria Journal, 9, https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-9-70

Background: The world is facing an increased threat from new and emerging diseases, and there is concern that climate change will expand areas suitable for transmission of vector borne diseases. The likelihood of vivax malaria returning to the UK was... Read More about Assessing the future threat from vivax malaria in the United Kingdom using two markedly different modelling approaches.

Effect of two different house screening interventions on exposure to malaria vectors and on anaemia in children in The Gambia: a randomised controlled trial (2009)
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Kirby, M., Ameh, D., Bottomley, C., Green, C., Jawara, M., Milligan, P., …Lindsay, S. (2009). Effect of two different house screening interventions on exposure to malaria vectors and on anaemia in children in The Gambia: a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 374(9694), 998-1009. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2809%2960871-0

Background: House screening should protect people against malaria. We assessed whether two types of house screening—full screening of windows, doors, and closing eaves, or installation of screened ceilings—could reduce house entry of malaria vectors... Read More about Effect of two different house screening interventions on exposure to malaria vectors and on anaemia in children in The Gambia: a randomised controlled trial.

Integrated malaria vector control with microbial larvicides and insecticide-treated nets in the western Kenya: a controlled trial (2009)
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Fillinger, U., Ndenga, B., Githeko, A., & Lindsay, S. (2009). Integrated malaria vector control with microbial larvicides and insecticide-treated nets in the western Kenya: a controlled trial. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 87, 655-665. https://doi.org/10.2471/blt.08.055632

Objective To assess the contributions of both microbial larvicides and insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) in terms of reducing malaria incidence in an integrated vector management programme in an area moderately endemic for malaria in the western Kenyan... Read More about Integrated malaria vector control with microbial larvicides and insecticide-treated nets in the western Kenya: a controlled trial.

Role of fish as predators of mosquito larvae on the floodplain of the Gambia River. (2009)
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Louca, V., Lucas, M., Green, C., Majambere, S., Fillinger, U., & Lindsay, S. (2009). Role of fish as predators of mosquito larvae on the floodplain of the Gambia River. Journal of Medical Entomology, 46(3), 546-556. https://doi.org/10.1603/033.046.0320

We examined the potential of using native fish species in regulating mosquitoes in the floodplain of the Gambia River, the major source of mosquitoes in rural parts of The Gambia. Fishes and mosquito larvae were sampled along two 2.3-km-long transect... Read More about Role of fish as predators of mosquito larvae on the floodplain of the Gambia River..

Importance of eaves to house entry by Anopheline, but not Culicine, mosquitoes. (2009)
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Njie, M., Dilger, E., Lindsay, S., & Kirby, M. (2009). Importance of eaves to house entry by Anopheline, but not Culicine, mosquitoes. Journal of Medical Entomology, 46(3), 505-510. https://doi.org/10.1603/033.046.0314

Screening homes is an effective way of reducing house entry by mosquitoes. Here, we assess how important blocking the eaves is for reducing house entry by anopheline and culicine mosquitoes for houses that have screened doors and no windows. Twelve h... Read More about Importance of eaves to house entry by Anopheline, but not Culicine, mosquitoes..