Outputs (14)

Water vapour is a pre-oviposition attractant for the malaria vector Anopheles gambaie sensu stricto (2013)
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Okal, M., Francis, B., Herrera-Varela, M., Fillinger, U., & Lindsay, S. (2013). Water vapour is a pre-oviposition attractant for the malaria vector Anopheles gambaie sensu stricto. Malaria Journal, 12(10), Article 365. https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-12-365

Background: To date no semiochemicals affecting the pre-oviposition behaviour of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae sensu lato have been described. Water vapour must be the major chemical signal emanating from a potential larval habitat, and althou... Read More about Water vapour is a pre-oviposition attractant for the malaria vector Anopheles gambaie sensu stricto.

Socioeconomic development as an intervention against malaria: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2013)
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Tusting, L., Willey, B., Lucas, H., Thompson, J., Kafy, H., Smith, R., & Lindsay, S. (2013). Socioeconomic development as an intervention against malaria: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet, 382(9896), 963-972. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2813%2960851-x

Background Future progress in tackling malaria mortality will probably be hampered by the development of resistance to drugs and insecticides and by the contraction of aid budgets. Historically, control was often achieved without malaria-specific int... Read More about Socioeconomic development as an intervention against malaria: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Alternative Treatments for Indoor Residual Spraying for Malaria Control in a Village with Pyrethroid- and DDT-Resistant Vectors in The Gambia (2013)
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Tangena, J., Majida, A., D'Alessandro, U., Jarju, L., Jawara, M., Jeffries, D., …Pinder, M. (2013). Alternative Treatments for Indoor Residual Spraying for Malaria Control in a Village with Pyrethroid- and DDT-Resistant Vectors in The Gambia. PLoS ONE, 8(9), Article e74351. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0074351

Background: Malaria vector control is threatened by resistance to pyrethroids, the only class of insecticides used for treating bed nets. The second major vector control method is indoor residual spraying with pyrethroids or the organochloride DDT. H... Read More about Alternative Treatments for Indoor Residual Spraying for Malaria Control in a Village with Pyrethroid- and DDT-Resistant Vectors in The Gambia.

Mosquito larval source management for controlling malaria (2013)
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Tusting, L., Thwing, J., Sinclair, D., Fillinger, U., Gimnig, J., Bonner, K., …Lindsay, S. (2013). Mosquito larval source management for controlling malaria. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2013(8), Article CD008923. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd008923.pub2

Background Malaria is an important cause of illness and death in people living in many parts of the world, especially sub-Saharan Africa. Long-lasting insecticide treated bed nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) reduce malaria transmission... Read More about Mosquito larval source management for controlling malaria.

Can Topical Insect Repellents Reduce Malaria? A Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial of the Insect Repellent N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) in Lao PDR (2013)
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Chen-Hussey, V., Carneiro, I., Keomanila, H., Gray, R., Bannavong, S., Phanalasy, S., & Lindsay, S. (2013). Can Topical Insect Repellents Reduce Malaria? A Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial of the Insect Repellent N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) in Lao PDR. PLoS ONE, 8(8), Article e70664. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0070664

Background: Mosquito vectors of malaria in Southeast Asia readily feed outdoors making malaria control through indoor insecticides such as long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying more difficult. Topical insect repellents m... Read More about Can Topical Insect Repellents Reduce Malaria? A Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial of the Insect Repellent N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) in Lao PDR.

Mosquito Population Regulation and Larval Source Management in Heterogeneous Environments (2013)
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Smith, D., Perkins, T., Tusting, L., Scott, T., & Lindsay, S. (2013). Mosquito Population Regulation and Larval Source Management in Heterogeneous Environments. PLoS ONE, 8(8), Article e71247. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0071247

An important question for mosquito population dynamics, mosquito-borne pathogen transmission and vector control is how mosquito populations are regulated. Here we develop simple models with heterogeneity in egg laying patterns and in the responses of... Read More about Mosquito Population Regulation and Larval Source Management in Heterogeneous Environments.

Development of a Gravid Trap for Collecting Live Malaria Vectors Anopheles gambiae s.l (2013)
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Dugassa, S., Lindh, J., Oyieke, F., Mukabana, R., Lindsay, S., & Fillinger, U. (2013). Development of a Gravid Trap for Collecting Live Malaria Vectors Anopheles gambiae s.l. PLoS ONE, 8(7), Article e68948. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0068948

Background: Effective malaria vector control targeting indoor host-seeking mosquitoes has resulted in fewer vectors entering houses in many areas of sub-Saharan Africa, with the proportion of vectors outdoors becoming more important in the transmissi... Read More about Development of a Gravid Trap for Collecting Live Malaria Vectors Anopheles gambiae s.l.

Risk factors for the presence of Stegomyia aegypti and Stegomyia albopictus in domestic water-holding containers in areas impacted by Nam Theun 2 Hydroelectric Project, Laos (2013)
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Hiscox, A., Kaye, A., Vongphayloth, K., Banks, I., Piffer, M., Khammanithong, P., …Brey, P. (2013). Risk factors for the presence of Stegomyia aegypti and Stegomyia albopictus in domestic water-holding containers in areas impacted by Nam Theun 2 Hydroelectric Project, Laos. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 88(6), 1070-1078. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.12-0623

We assessed risk factors for vectors of dengue and chikungunya viruses near a new hydroelectric project, Nam Theun 2, in Laos. Immature stages of Aedes aegypti were found only in sites within 40 km of the urban provincial capital, but Aedes albopictu... Read More about Risk factors for the presence of Stegomyia aegypti and Stegomyia albopictus in domestic water-holding containers in areas impacted by Nam Theun 2 Hydroelectric Project, Laos.

Risk factors for mosquito house entry in the Lao PDR (2013)
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Hiscox, A., Khammanithing, P., Laul, S., Sannanikhom, P., Luthi, R., Hill, N., …Lindsay, S. (2013). Risk factors for mosquito house entry in the Lao PDR. PLoS ONE, 8(5), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0062769

Background: Construction of the Nam Theun 2 hydroelectric project and flooding of a 450 km2 area of mountain plateau in south-central Lao PDR resulted in the resettlement of 6,300 people to newly built homes. We examined whether new houses would have... Read More about Risk factors for mosquito house entry in the Lao PDR.

A systematic review of mathematical models of mosquito-borne pathogen transmission: 1970-2010 (2013)
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Reiner, R., Perkins, T., Barker, C., Niu, T., Fernando Chaves, L., Ellis, A., …Smith, D. (2013). A systematic review of mathematical models of mosquito-borne pathogen transmission: 1970-2010. Journal of the Royal Society. Interface, 10(81), Article 20120921. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2012.0921

Mathematical models of mosquito-borne pathogen transmission originated in the early twentieth century to provide insights into how to most effectively combat malaria. The foundations of the Ross–Macdonald theory were established by 1970. Since then,... Read More about A systematic review of mathematical models of mosquito-borne pathogen transmission: 1970-2010.

The importance of mosquito behavioural adaptations to malaria control in Africa (2013)
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Gatton, M., Chitnis, N., Churcher, T., Donnelly, M., Ghani, A., Godfray, C., …Lindsay, S. (2013). The importance of mosquito behavioural adaptations to malaria control in Africa. Evolution: International Journal of Organic Evolution, 67(4), 1218-1230. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.12063

Over the past decade the use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs), in combination with improved drug therapies, indoor residual spraying (IRS), and better health infrastructure, has helped reduce malaria in many African countries for the first t... Read More about The importance of mosquito behavioural adaptations to malaria control in Africa.

Dose-response tests and semi-field evaluation of lethal and sub-lethal effects of slow release pyriproxyfen granules (Sumilarv®0.5G) for the control of the malaria vectors Anopheles gambiae sensu lato (2013)
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Mbare, O., Lindsay, S., & Fillinger, U. (2013). Dose-response tests and semi-field evaluation of lethal and sub-lethal effects of slow release pyriproxyfen granules (Sumilarv®0.5G) for the control of the malaria vectors Anopheles gambiae sensu lato. Malaria Journal, 12, Article 94. https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-12-94

Background: Recently research has shown that larviciding can be an effective tool for integrated malaria vector control. Nevertheless, the uptake of this intervention has been hampered by the need to re-apply larvicides frequently. There is a need to... Read More about Dose-response tests and semi-field evaluation of lethal and sub-lethal effects of slow release pyriproxyfen granules (Sumilarv®0.5G) for the control of the malaria vectors Anopheles gambiae sensu lato.

Preliminary studies developing methods for the control of Chrysomya putoria, the African latrine fly, in pit latrines in The Gambia (2013)
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Lindsay, T., Jawara, M., D'Alessandro, U., Pinder, M., & Lindsay, S. (2013). Preliminary studies developing methods for the control of Chrysomya putoria, the African latrine fly, in pit latrines in The Gambia. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 18(2), 159-165. https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.12033

Objective To explore ways of controlling Chrysomya putoria, the African latrine fly, in pit latrines. As pit latrines are a major source of these flies, eliminating these important breeding sites is likely to reduce village fly populations, and may r... Read More about Preliminary studies developing methods for the control of Chrysomya putoria, the African latrine fly, in pit latrines in The Gambia.

Malaria and lymphatic filariasis: the case for integrated vector management (2013)
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van den Berg, H., Kelly-Hope, L., & Lindsay, S. (2013). Malaria and lymphatic filariasis: the case for integrated vector management. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 13(1), 89-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1473-3099%2812%2970148-2

The global programmes to eliminate both malaria and lymphatic filariasis are facing operational and technical challenges. Available data show that the use of treated or untreated bednets and indoor residual spraying for malaria control concomitantly... Read More about Malaria and lymphatic filariasis: the case for integrated vector management.