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Open AccessMosquito odour-baited mass trap** reduced malaria transmission intensity: a result from a controlled before-and-after intervention study
Conventional vector control strategies have significantly reduced the malaria burden. The sustainability of these methods is currently challenged. Odour-based traps are emerging technologies that can complemen...
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Habitat characteristics and spatial distribution of Anopheles mosquito larvae in malaria elimination settings in Dembiya District, Northwestern Ethiopia
The persistence and productivity of larval habitat is a major factor that regulates adult Anopheles mosquitoes’ density and malaria transmission intensity. A study on Anopheles mosquitoes breeding habitat diversi...
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Open AccessMalaria mosquitoes acquire and allocate cattle urine to enhance life history traits
Nutrient acquisition and allocation integrate foraging and life-history traits in insects. To compensate for the lack of a particular nutrient at different life stages, insects may acquire these through supple...
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Repellence and larvicidal effects of some selected plant extracts against adult Anopheles arabiensis and Aedes aegypti larvae under laboratory conditions
Insecticides and repellent chemicals are used to control the exposure to disease vectors. In this study, the repellence activity of ethanol extracts of the leaves of spearmint (Mentha spicata) and rosemary (Rosem...
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Open AccessMalaria prevalence and associated risk factors in Dembiya district, North-western Ethiopia
Ethiopia embarked on combating malaria with an aim to eliminate malaria from low transmission districts by 2030. A continuous monitoring of malaria prevalence in areas under elimination settings is important t...
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Open AccessDevelopment of a chimeric odour blend for attracting gravid malaria vectors
Odour-based tools targeting gravid malaria vectors may complement existing intervention strategies. Anopheles arabiensis are attracted to, and stimulated to oviposit by, natural and synthetic odours of wild and d...
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Evaluation of larvicidal activities of Parthenium hysterophorus L. against Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae), the major malaria vector in Ethiopia
Malaria is a leading public health problem in Ethiopia despite the implementation of effective indoor vector control strategies over several decades. In the country, the use of botanicals to prevent the transm...
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Open AccessMalaria hotspots explained from the perspective of ecological theory underlying insect foraging
Hotspots constitute the major reservoir for residual malaria transmission, with higher malaria incidence than neighbouring areas, and therefore, have the potential to form the cornerstone for successful interv...
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Open AccessPlasmodium falciparum gametocyte-induced volatiles enhance attraction of Anopheles mosquitoes in the field
Plasmodium parasites manipulate the interaction between their mosquito and human hosts. Patients infected with gametocytes attract anopheline mosquitoes differentially compared to healthy individuals, an effect a...
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Open AccessAnopheles larval species composition and characterization of breeding habitats in two localities in the Ghibe River Basin, southwestern Ethiopia
Documentation of the species composition of Anopheles mosquitoes and characterization of larval breeding sites is of major importance for the implementation of larval control as part of malaria vector control int...
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Open AccessImpact of combining indoor residual spraying and long-lasting insecticidal nets on Anopheles arabiensis in Ethiopia: results from a cluster randomized controlled trial
Indoor residual house spraying (IRS) and long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are the key front-line malaria vector interventions against Anopheles arabiensis, the sole primary malaria vector in Ethiopia. Unive...
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Open AccessSpecies composition, blood meal hosts and Plasmodium infection rates of Anopheles mosquitoes in Ghibe River Basin, southwestern Ethiopia
Vector control interventions using long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) are commonly practiced tools for the control of malaria in Ethiopia. In order to evaluate the effect...
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Open AccessIsolation and identification of microflora from the midgut and salivary glands of Anopheles species in malaria endemic areas of Ethiopia
Anopheles mosquitoes are of great importance to human health. A number of studies have shown that midgut and salivary gland microflora have an impact on malaria parasite burden through colonization mechanisms, in...
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Open AccessEnvironmental and meteorological factors linked to malaria transmission around large dams at three ecological settings in Ethiopia
A growing body of evidence suggests that dams intensify malaria transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the environmental characteristics underpinning patterns in malaria transmission around dams are poor...
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Open AccessShady business: understanding the spatial ecology of exophilic Anopheles mosquitoes
Understanding the ecology of exophilic anophelines is a key step toward develo** outdoor control strategies to complement existing indoor control tools against malaria vectors. This study was conducted to as...
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Open AccessSweet attraction: sugarcane pollen-associated volatiles attract gravid Anopheles arabiensis
Anopheles arabiensis is a key vector for the transmission of human malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Over the past 10,000 years, humans have successfully cultivated grasses and altered the landscape, creating An. ar...
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Open AccessComparative study on the nocturnal activity of phlebotomine sand flies in a highland and lowland foci of visceral leishmaniasis in north-western Ethiopia with special reference to Phlebotomus orientalis
Leishmania donovani, the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), is most probably vectored by Phlebotomus orientalis in north-western Ethiopia. The aim of this study was to det...
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The Influence of Dams on Malaria Transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa
The construction of dams in sub-Saharan Africa is pivotal for food security and alleviating poverty in the region. However, the unintended adverse public health implications of extending the spatial distributi...
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Open AccessMalaria impact of large dams at different eco-epidemiological settings in Ethiopia
Dams are important to ensure food security and promote economic development in sub-Saharan Africa. However, a poor understanding of the negative public health consequences from issues such as malaria could aff...
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Open AccessThe role of grass volatiles on oviposition site selection by Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles coluzzii
The reproductive success and population dynamics, of Anopheles malaria mosquitoes is strongly influenced by the oviposition site selection of gravid females. Mosquitoes select oviposition sites at different spati...
