Outputs (171)

The RooPfs study to assess whether improved housing provides additional protection against clinical malaria over current best practice in The Gambia: study protocol for a randomized controlled study and ancillary studies (2016)
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Pinder, M., Conteh, L., Jeffries, D., Jones, C., Knudsen, J., Kandeh, B., …Lindsay, S. (2016). The RooPfs study to assess whether improved housing provides additional protection against clinical malaria over current best practice in The Gambia: study protocol for a randomized controlled study and ancillary studies. Trials, 17(1), Article 275. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1400-7

Background In malaria-endemic areas, residents of modern houses have less malaria than those living in traditional houses. This study will determine if modern housing provides incremental protection against clinical malaria over the current best prac... Read More about The RooPfs study to assess whether improved housing provides additional protection against clinical malaria over current best practice in The Gambia: study protocol for a randomized controlled study and ancillary studies.

Quantifying the Epidemiological Impact of Vector Control on Dengue (2016)
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Reiner, R. C., Achee, N., Barrera, R., Burkot, T. R., Chadee, D. D., Devine, G. J., Endy, T., Gubler, D., Hombach, J., Kleinschmidt, I., Lenhart, A., Lindsay, S. W., Longini, I., Mondy, M., Morrison, A. C., Perkins, T. A., Vazquez-Prokopec, G., Reiter, P., Ritchie, S. A., Smith, D. L., …Scott, T. W. (2016). Quantifying the Epidemiological Impact of Vector Control on Dengue. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10(5), Article e0004588. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004588

Personal protection of permethrin-treated clothing against Aedes aegypti, the vector of dengue and Zika virus, in the laboratory (2016)
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Orsborne, J., DeRaedt Banks, S., Hendy, A., Gezan, S., Kaur, H., Wilder-Smith, A., …Logan, J. (2016). Personal protection of permethrin-treated clothing against Aedes aegypti, the vector of dengue and Zika virus, in the laboratory. PLoS ONE, 11(5), Article e0152805. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152805

Background The dengue and Zika viruses are primarily transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which are most active during day light hours and feed both in and outside of the household. Personal protection technologies such as insecticide-treated clo... Read More about Personal protection of permethrin-treated clothing against Aedes aegypti, the vector of dengue and Zika virus, in the laboratory.

Field evaluation of two novel sampling devices for collecting wild oviposition site seeking malaria vector mosquitoes: OviART gravid traps and squares of electrocuting nets (2016)
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Dugassa, S., Lindh, J., Lindsay, S., & Fillinger, U. (2016). Field evaluation of two novel sampling devices for collecting wild oviposition site seeking malaria vector mosquitoes: OviART gravid traps and squares of electrocuting nets. Parasites and Vectors, 9, Article 272. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1557-7

Background: New sampling tools are needed for collecting exophilic malaria mosquitoes in sub-Saharan Africa to monitor the impact of vector control interventions. The OviART gravid trap and squares of electrocuting nets (e-nets) were recently develop... Read More about Field evaluation of two novel sampling devices for collecting wild oviposition site seeking malaria vector mosquitoes: OviART gravid traps and squares of electrocuting nets.

Can the buck always be passed to the highest level of clustering? (2016)
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Bottomley, C., Kirby, M., Lindsay, S., & Alexander, N. (2016). Can the buck always be passed to the highest level of clustering?. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 16(1), Article 29. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-016-0127-1

Background: Clustering commonly affects the uncertainty of parameter estimates in epidemiological studies. Cluster-robust variance estimates (CRVE) are used to construct confidence intervals that account for single-level clustering, and are easily im... Read More about Can the buck always be passed to the highest level of clustering?.

Risk and Control of Mosquito-Borne Diseases in Southeast Asian Rubber Plantations (2016)
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Tangena, J., Thammavong, P., Wilson, A., Brey, P., & Lindsay, S. (2016). Risk and Control of Mosquito-Borne Diseases in Southeast Asian Rubber Plantations. Trends in Parasitology, 32(5), 402-415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2016.01.009

Unprecedented economic growth in Southeast Asia (SEA) has encouraged the expansion of rubber plantations. This land-use transformation is changing the risk of mosquito-borne diseases. Mature plantations provide ideal habitats for the mosquito vectors... Read More about Risk and Control of Mosquito-Borne Diseases in Southeast Asian Rubber Plantations.

Vectorial capacity and vector control: reconsidering sensitivity to parameters for malaria elimination (2016)
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Brady, O., Godfray, C., Tatem, A., Gething, P., Cohen, J., McKenzie, F., …Smith, D. (2016). Vectorial capacity and vector control: reconsidering sensitivity to parameters for malaria elimination. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 110(2), 107-117. https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trv113

Background Major gains have been made in reducing malaria transmission in many parts of the world, principally by scaling-up coverage with long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual spraying. Historically, choice of vector control interventio... Read More about Vectorial capacity and vector control: reconsidering sensitivity to parameters for malaria elimination.

The impact of climate on the abundance of Musca sorbens, the vector of trachoma (2016)
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Ramesh, A., Bristow, J., Kovats, S., Lindsay, S., Haslam, D., Schmidt, E., & Gilbert, C. (2016). The impact of climate on the abundance of Musca sorbens, the vector of trachoma. Parasites and Vectors, 9(1), Article 48. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1330-y

Background: To assess the extent to which climate may affect the abundance of Musca sorbens, a putative vector of trachoma. Data sources: Studies were identified by systematically searching online databases including CAB abstracts, Embase, Global Hea... Read More about The impact of climate on the abundance of Musca sorbens, the vector of trachoma.

Measuring Socioeconomic Inequalities in Relation to Malaria Risk: A Comparison of Metrics in Rural Uganda (2016)
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Tusting, L., Rek, J., Arinaitwe, E., Staedke, S., Kamya, M., Bottomley, C., …Lindsay, S. (2016). Measuring Socioeconomic Inequalities in Relation to Malaria Risk: A Comparison of Metrics in Rural Uganda. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 94(3), 650-658. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.15-0554

Socioeconomic position (SEP) is an important risk factor for malaria, but there is no consensus on how to measure SEP in malaria studies. We evaluated the relative strength of four indicators of SEP in predicting malaria risk in Nagongera, Uganda. A... Read More about Measuring Socioeconomic Inequalities in Relation to Malaria Risk: A Comparison of Metrics in Rural Uganda.

Armigeres subalbatus colonization of damaged pit latrines: a nuisance and potential health risk to residents of resettlement villages in Laos (2015)
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Hiscox, A., Hirooka, R., Vongphayloth, K., Hill, N., Lindsay, S., Grandadam, M., & Brey, P. (2016). Armigeres subalbatus colonization of damaged pit latrines: a nuisance and potential health risk to residents of resettlement villages in Laos. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 30(1), 95-100. https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12142

During the resettlement of 6500 persons living around the Nam Theun 2 hydroelectric project in Laos, more than 1200 pour-flush latrines were constructed. To assess the role of these latrines as productive larval habitats for mosquitoes, entomological... Read More about Armigeres subalbatus colonization of damaged pit latrines: a nuisance and potential health risk to residents of resettlement villages in Laos.

Permethrin-Treated Clothing as Protection against the Dengue Vector, Aedes aegypti: Extent and Duration of Protection (2015)
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DeRaedt Banks, S., Orsborne, J., Gezan, S., Kaur, H., Wilder-Smith, A., Lindsay, S., & Logan, J. (2015). Permethrin-Treated Clothing as Protection against the Dengue Vector, Aedes aegypti: Extent and Duration of Protection. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 9(10), Article e0004109. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004109

Introduction Dengue transmission by the mosquito vector, Aedes aegypti, occurs indoors and outdoors during the day. Personal protection of individuals, particularly when outside, is challenging. Here we assess the efficacy and durability of different... Read More about Permethrin-Treated Clothing as Protection against the Dengue Vector, Aedes aegypti: Extent and Duration of Protection.

Integrating vector control across diseases (2015)
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Golding, N., Wilson, A. L., Moyes, C. L., Cano, J., Pigott, D. M., Velayudhan, R., …Lindsay, S. W. (2015). Integrating vector control across diseases. BMC Medicine, 13(1), Article 249. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-015-0491-4

Background: Vector-borne diseases cause a significant proportion of the overall burden of disease across the globe, accounting for over 10 % of the burden of infectious diseases. Despite the availability of effective interventions for many of these d... Read More about Integrating vector control across diseases.

Associations between urbanicity and malaria at local scales in Uganda (2015)
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Kigozi, S., Pindolia, D., Smith, D., Arinaitwe, E., Katureebe, A., Kilama, M., …Tatem, A. (2015). Associations between urbanicity and malaria at local scales in Uganda. Malaria Journal, 14(1), Article 374. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-015-0865-2

Background: Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to show the greatest rates of urbanization over the next 50 years. Urbanization has shown a substantial impact in reducing malaria transmission due to multiple factors, including unfavourable habitats for An... Read More about Associations between urbanicity and malaria at local scales in Uganda.

The Human-Baited Double Net Trap: An Alternative to Human Landing Catches for Collecting Outdoor Biting Mosquitoes in Lao PDR (2015)
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Tangena, J., Thammavong, P., Hiscox, A., Lindsay, S., & Brey, P. (2015). The Human-Baited Double Net Trap: An Alternative to Human Landing Catches for Collecting Outdoor Biting Mosquitoes in Lao PDR. PLoS ONE, 10(9), Article e0138735. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138735

Estimating the exposure of individuals to mosquito-borne diseases is a key measure used to evaluate the success of vector control operations. The gold standard is to use human landing catches where mosquitoes are collected off the exposed limbs of hu... Read More about The Human-Baited Double Net Trap: An Alternative to Human Landing Catches for Collecting Outdoor Biting Mosquitoes in Lao PDR.

Entomological monitoring and evaluation: diverse transmission settings of ICEMR projects will require local and regional malaria elimination strategies (2015)
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Conn, J., Norris, D., Donnelly, M., Beebe, N., Burkot, T., Coulibaly, M., …Yan, G. (2015). Entomological monitoring and evaluation: diverse transmission settings of ICEMR projects will require local and regional malaria elimination strategies. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 93(3 Supplement), 28-41. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.15-0009

The unprecedented global efforts for malaria elimination in the past decade have resulted in altered vectorial systems, vector behaviors, and bionomics. These changes combined with increasingly evident heterogeneities in malaria transmission require... Read More about Entomological monitoring and evaluation: diverse transmission settings of ICEMR projects will require local and regional malaria elimination strategies.

Analysing the oviposition behaviour of malaria mosquitoes: design considerations for improving two-choice egg count experiments (2015)
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Okal, M., Lindh, J., Torr, S., Masinde, E., Orindi, B., Lindsay, S., & Fillinger, U. (2015). Analysing the oviposition behaviour of malaria mosquitoes: design considerations for improving two-choice egg count experiments. Malaria Journal, 14, Article 250. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-015-0768-2

Background Choice egg-count bioassays are a popular tool for analysing oviposition substrate preferences of gravid mosquitoes. This study aimed at improving the design of two-choice experiments for measuring oviposition substrates preferences of the... Read More about Analysing the oviposition behaviour of malaria mosquitoes: design considerations for improving two-choice egg count experiments.

The evidence for improving housing to reduce malaria: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2015)
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Tusting, L., Ippolito, M., Willey, B., Kleinschmidt, I., Dorsey, G., Gosling, R., & Lindsay, S. (2015). The evidence for improving housing to reduce malaria: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Malaria Journal, 14, Article 209. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-015-0724-1

Background The global malaria burden has fallen since 2000, sometimes before large-scale vector control programmes were initiated. While long-lasting insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual spraying are highly effective interventions, this study... Read More about The evidence for improving housing to reduce malaria: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Evidence-based vector control? Improving the quality of vector control trials (2015)
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Wilson, A., Boelaert, M., Kleinschmidt, I., Pinder, M., Scott, T., Tusting, L., & Lindsay, S. (2015). Evidence-based vector control? Improving the quality of vector control trials. Trends in Parasitology, 31(8), 380-390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2015.04.015

Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) such as malaria, dengue, and leishmaniasis cause a high level of morbidity and mortality. Although vector control tools can play a major role in controlling and eliminating these diseases, in many cases the evidence base... Read More about Evidence-based vector control? Improving the quality of vector control trials.

Malaria Transmission, Infection, and Disease at Three Sites with Varied Transmission Intensity in Uganda: Implications for Malaria Control (2015)
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Kamya, M. R., Kilama, M., Lindsay, S. W., Greenhouse, B., Arinaitwe, E., Staedke, S. G., Katureebe, A., Wanzira, H., Rosenthal, P. J., Kigozi, S. P., Drakeley, C., Smith, D. L., Tatem, A. J., Barusya, C., & Dorsey, G. (online). Malaria Transmission, Infection, and Disease at Three Sites with Varied Transmission Intensity in Uganda: Implications for Malaria Control. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 92(5), https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.14-0312

To assess whether addition of pyriproxyfen to long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets increases their durability compared to standard long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2015)
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Sagnon, N., Pinder, M., Tchicaya, E., Tiono, A., Faragher, B., Ranson, H., & Lindsay, S. (2015). To assess whether addition of pyriproxyfen to long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets increases their durability compared to standard long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0700-7

Background: The effectiveness of pyrethroid-treated bednets for malaria control in sub-Saharan Africa is under threat because of high levels of resistance to pyrethroid insecticides in the vectors. Here we assess the durability of polyethylene nets w... Read More about To assess whether addition of pyriproxyfen to long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets increases their durability compared to standard long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.