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“You need to take care of it like you take care of your soul”: perceptions and behaviours related to mosquito net damage, care, and repair in Senegal
BackgroundNet care and repair behaviours are essential for prolonging the durability of long-lasting insecticidal nets. Increased net durability has...
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Feasibility of repellent use in a context of increasing outdoor transmission: a qualitative study in rural Tanzania
BackgroundExtensive employment of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) has substantially reduced malaria...
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Community knowledge and practices regarding malaria and long-lasting insecticidal nets during malaria elimination programme in an endemic area in Iran
BackgroundSince malaria is one of the foremost public health problems in Iran, a malaria elimination phase has been initiated and application of...
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Past and new challenges for malaria control and elimination: the role of operational research for innovation in designing interventions
This meeting report presents the outcomes of a workshop held in Bangkok on December 1st 2014, where the following challenges were discussed: the...
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Species composition, seasonal occurrence, habitat preference and altitudinal distribution of malaria and other disease vectors in eastern Nepal
BackgroundIt is increasingly recognized that climate change can alter the geographical distribution of vector-borne diseases (VBDs) with shifts of...
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Citizen Participation Approaches in Environmental Health
Environmental health is a very complex topic, as a whole range of factors are involved, many with high risks and uncertainty. The combination of...
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Field evaluation of a novel synthetic odour blend and of the synergistic role of carbon dioxide for sampling host-seeking Aedes albopictus adults in Rome, Italy
BackgroundDespite the expanding worldwide distribution of Aedes albopictu s and its increasing relevance as arboviral vector, current methods to...
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Outdoor-slee** and other night-time activities in northern Ghana: implications for residual transmission and malaria prevention
BackgroundDespite targeted indoor residual spraying (IRS) over a six-year period and free mass distribution of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets...
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Distribution and utilization of vector control strategies in a malarious village of Jabi Tehnan District, north-western Ethiopia
BackgroundAdequate coverage and proper use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spaying (IRS) reduce density of...
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Net use, care and repair practices following a universal distribution campaign in Mali
BackgroundThe Government of Mali and the President’s Malaria Initiative conducted a long-lasting, insecticidal net (LLIN) distribution campaign in...
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Physico-chemical and biological characterization of anopheline mosquito larval habitats (Diptera: Culicidae): implications for malaria control
BackgroundA fundamental understanding of the spatial distribution and ecology of mosquito larvae is essential for effective vector control...
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Environmentally friendly tool to control mosquito populations without risk of insecticide resistance: the Lehmann’s funnel entry trap
BackgroundCurrent malaria control strategies have cut down the malaria burden in many endemic areas, however the emergence and rapid spread of...
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Institutional evolution of a community-based programme for malaria control through larval source management in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
BackgroundCommunity-based service delivery is vital to the effectiveness, affordability and sustainability of vector control generally, and to...
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Disparities of Plasmodium falciparum infection, malaria-related morbidity and access to malaria prevention and treatment among school-aged children: a national cross-sectional survey in Côte d’Ivoire
BackgroundThere is limited knowledge on the malaria burden of school-aged children in Côte d’Ivoire. The aim of this study was to assess Plasmodium...
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A cluster-randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of using 15% DEET topical repellent with long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) compared to a placebo lotion on malaria transmission
BackgroundLong-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) have limited effect on malaria transmitted outside of slee** hours. Topical repellents have...
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Effectiveness of post-campaign, door-to-door, hang-up, and communication interventions to increase long-lasting, insecticidal bed net utilization in Togo (2011–2012): a cluster randomized, control trial
BackgroundIt is well established that insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs), in particular long-lasting, insecticidal nets (LLINs), can be used as one...
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Laboratory and field evaluation of the impact of washings on the effectiveness of LifeNet®, Olyset® and PermaNet® 2.0 in two areas, where there is a high level of resistance of Anopheles gambiae to pyrethroids, Benin, West Africa
BackgroundAn investigation carried out in Benin has shown that, in some areas close to rivers where density of mosquitoes is high, long-lasting,...
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Do malaria vector control measures impact disease-related behaviour and knowledge? Evidence from a large-scale larviciding intervention in Tanzania
BackgroundRecent efforts of accelerated malaria control towards the long-term goal of elimination had significant impacts in reducing malaria...
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A good night’s sleep and the habit of net use: perceptions of risk and reasons for bed net use in Bukoba and Zanzibar
BackgroundIntensive malaria control interventions in the United Republic of Tanzania have contributed to reductions in malaria prevalence. Given that...
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Plasmodium falciparum infection and clinical indicators in relation to net coverage in central Côte d’Ivoire
BackgroundSlee** under a net, particularly a long-lasting insecticidal net (LLIN), is associated with reduced malaria morbidity and mortality, but...
