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A wide range of unicellular eukaryotes have now been shown to undergo a form of programmed cell death (PCD) that resembles apoptosis; exhibiting morphological and, in some cases, biochemical markers typical of me...
Anopheles funestus is among the major malaria vectors in Kenya and sub-Saharan Africa and has been recently implicated in persistent malaria transmission. However, its ecology and genetic...
Lipoic acid is a cofactor for α-keto acid dehydrogenase system that is involved in the central energy metabolism. In the apicomplexan parasite, Plasmodium, lipoic acid protein ligase 1 (LplA1) and LplA2 catalyse ...
Repellents such as coils, vaporizers, mats and creams can be used to reduce the risk of malaria and other infectious diseases. Although evidence for...Plasmodium vivax malaria), a peri-urban setting in Nadiad...P...
Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is the application of insecticide to the interior walls of household structures that often serve as resting sites for mosquito vectors of malaria. Human exposure to malaria vectors ...
Species in the Anopheles farauti complex are major malaria vectors in the Asia Pacific region. Anopheline...
Urbanization is a main trend in developing countries and leads to health transition. Although non-communicable diseases are increasing in cities of low-income countries, vector-borne diseases such as malaria, are...
Cerebral malaria, the main complication of Plasmodium falciparum...infection in humans, is associated with persistent neurocognitive sequels both in human disease and the murine experimental model. In recent year...
Throughout large parts of sub-Saharan Africa, seasonal malaria transmission follows mosquito density, approaching zero during ... the wet season. The mechanisms by which malaria mosquitoes survive the long dry se...
Animals have developed a wide range of defensive mechanisms against parasites to reduce the likelihood of infection and its negative fitness costs. The uropygial gland is an exocrine gland that produces antimicro...
The Asian malaria mosquito, Anopheles stephensi, is a major urban malaria vector in the Middle East and on...An. stephensi or any other Anopheles mosquitoes. Improved understanding of early embryonic gene express...
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Anopheles gambiae s.s. and An. coluzzii are two of the most important malaria vector species in sub-Saharan Africa. These...
In recent decades, throughout the Amazon Basin, landscape modification contributing to profound ecological change has proceeded at an unprecedented rate. Deforestation that accompanies human activities can signif...
Malaria mortality rates in sub-Saharan Africa have...Anopheles mosquito vectors, like An. coluzzii. A non-synonymous mutation in the para voltage-gated sodium channel gene reduces pyrethroid-binding affinity, res...
As part of a study to determine the impact of insecticide resistance on the effectiveness of long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs) in the north of Cameroon, the unexpectedly high density and anthropoph...
The use of inland valley swamps for vegetable crop agriculture contributes to food security in urban and less urbanized settings in Africa. The impact of this agriculture on aggressive mosquitoes’ diversity and malaria
Malaria remains a major public health threat in ... published data on insecticide resistance in the main malaria vectors in Cameroon to assist in the...
The disease re-emergence threat from the major malaria vector in Sri Lanka, Anopheles culicifacies, is currently increasing. To predict malaria vector dynamics, knowledge of population genetics and...An. culicifa...
Papua New Guinea exhibits a complex malaria epidemiology due to diversity in malaria parasites, mosquito vectors, human hosts, and ... environment. Heterogeneities in transmission and burden of malaria at various...
Plasmodium knowlesi is a zoonotic pathogen, transmitted among macaques and to humans by anopheline mosquitoes. Information on P. knowlesi malaria is lacking in most regions so the...
Four malaria indicator surveys (MIS) were conducted in Zambia between 2006 and 2012 to evaluate malaria control scale-up. Nationally, coverage of ... of vector control coverage and climate variability on malaria ...
As mosquitoes and malaria parasites are becoming increasingly resistant to insecticide...
Among six dominant mosquito vector species involved in malaria transmission in India, Anopheles minimus is a major species in northeast India and held responsible for focal disease outbreaks characterized by high...
Malaria vector control relies heavily on the use ... with the combined drug administration efforts to control malaria, have reduced the death toll to less...
The role of vectors in the transmission of avian malaria parasites is currently understudied. Many studies that ... role of mosquitoes in the transmission of avian malaria parasites.
Insecticides are widely used to control malaria vectors and have significantly contributed to the reduction of malaria-caused mortality. In addition, the same ... contributed to the selection of insecticide resis...
Sampling for adult mosquito populations is a means of evaluating the efficacy of vector control operations. The goal of this study was to evaluate and identify the most efficacious mosquito traps and combinations...
The malaria elimination plan of the Greater Mekong Subregion...Plasmodium vivax infections and emergence of parasite strains with reduced susceptibility to the frontline drug treatment chloroquine/primaquine. Thi...
Seroepidemiology provides robust estimates for tracking malaria transmission when intensity is low and useful ... entomological data. Serological evidence of exposure to malaria vectors and parasite contribute to...
Cerebral malaria (CM) is a leading cause of...Plasmodium falciparum. Treatment commonly involves adjunctive care and injections or transfusion of artemisinins. All artemisinins that are in current use are metabol...
An increase in effective malaria control since 2000 has contributed to a decline in global malaria morbidity and mortality. Knowing when and how ... could be combined to maximise their impact on malaria vectors c...
Transfluthrin vapour prevents mosquito bites by disrupting their host-seeking behaviors. We measured the additional benefits of combining transfluthrin-treated sisal decorations and long-lasting insecticidal nets...
Biological rhythms allow organisms to compartmentalise and coordinate behaviours, physiologies, and cellular processes with the predictable daily rhythms of their environment. There is increasing recognition that...
Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) (with pyrethroids) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) are the cornerstones of the Sudanese malaria control program. Insecticide resistance to the principal...Anopheles arabi...
Malaria elimination is unlikely to occur if vector...
Haemosporidian parasites of the genera Plasmodium and Haemoproteus...can have detrimental effects on individual birds and populations. Despite recent investigations into the distribution and richness of these par...
Despite large reductions in malaria burden across Zambia, some regions continue to experience extremely high malaria transmission. In Nchelenge District, Luapula Province, ... describes the bionomics and spatio-t...
Quantification of malaria heterogeneity is very challenging, partly because of ... the underlying characteristics of mosquitoes and also because malaria is an environmentally driven disease. Furthermore, ... to a...
The intake of a Plasmodium-infected blood meal may affect mosquito physiology and a series of trade-offs may occur, in particular between immune defences, reproduction and self-maintenance. We evaluated the cost ...
Life history theory predicts that an individualʼs current reproductive investment should depend on its future reproductive value. A variety of intrinsic biotic and extrinsic factors influence reproductive value, ...
Insecticides targeting adult mosquitoes are the main way of controlling malaria. They work not only by killing mosquitoes ... against biting mosquitoes. In the context of malaria control this personal protection ...
Chemical-based malaria vector control interventions are threatened by the...Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) and Bacillus sphaericus (Bs) (LL3 and FourStar®) under field conditions in western Kenya h...
The glutamate-rich protein (GLURP) of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum is a key surface antigen that serves as a component of a clinical vaccine. Moreover, the GLURP gene is also employed routinely as a...
Members of the Anopheles gambiae...complex breed in clean, sunlit temporary bodies of water. Anthropogenic pollution is, however, altering the breeding sites of the vectors with numerous biological effects. Altho...
Malaria remains a significant public health issue in...Anopheles mosquitoes competent to transmit Plasmodium falciparum. Herein, predictive niche models of the habitat suitability for P. falciparum, the current p...
Surveillance of outdoor resting malaria vector populations is crucial to monitor possible ... the performance of sticky pots for outdoor resting malaria vector surveillance in western Kenya.
Anopheles arabiensis and A. gambiae (sensu stricto) are the most prolific Afrotropical malaria vectors. Population control efforts of these two...Camellia sinensis crude leaf extract a...
There is a growing awareness that if we are to achieve the ambitious goal of malaria elimination, we must compliment indoor-based vector...
Blocking malaria gametocyte development in RBCs or their fertilization ... blocking’ strategy is a component of future malaria control. However, the lack of robust...Plasmodium falciparum...gametocytes has limite...
There is growing evidence that the widespread use of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) is prompting malaria vectors to shift their biting towards times ... within a natural population of the major African malaria
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