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Human landing catches provide a useful measure of protective efficacy for the evaluation of volatile pyrethroid spatial repellents
BackgroundThe human landing catch (HLC) method, in which human volunteers collect mosquitoes that land on them before they can bite, is used to...
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Applying the COM-B behaviour change model to a pilot study delivering volatile pyrethroid spatial repellents and insecticide-treated clothing to forest-exposed populations in Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia
BackgroundSoutheast Asia is making tremendous progress towards their 2030 malaria elimination goal but needs new interventions to stop forest...
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Efficacy of the spatial repellent product Mosquito Shield™ against wild pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles arabiensis in south-eastern Tanzania
BackgroundSpatial repellents that create airborne concentrations of an active ingredient (AI) within a space offer a scalable solution to further...
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Repellent activity of essential oils to the Lone Star tick, Amblyomma americanum
BackgroundThe Lone Star tick, Amblyomma americanum is important to human health because of a variety of pathogenic organisms transmitted to humans...
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CDC light traps underestimate the protective efficacy of an indoor spatial repellent against bites from wild Anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes in Tanzania
BackgroundMethods for evaluating efficacy of core malaria interventions in experimental and operational settings are well established but gaps exist...
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Experimental hut and field evaluation of a metofluthrin-based spatial repellent against pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles funestus in Siaya County, western Kenya
BackgroundSpatial repellents (SR) may complement current vector control tools and provide additional coverage when people are not under their bednets...
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Impact of a spatial repellent intervention on Anopheles kdr insecticide resistance allele in Sumba, Indonesia
BackgroundThe emergence of insecticide resistance and outdoor transmission in malaria-endemic areas underlines the urgent need to develop innovative...
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Insect repellents mediate species-specific olfactory behaviours in mosquitoes
BackgroundThe species-specific mode of action for DEET and many other mosquito repellents is often unclear. Confusion may arise for many reasons....
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Can trials of spatial repellents be used to estimate mosquito movement?
BackgroundKnowledge of mosquito movement would aid the design of effective intervention strategies against malaria. However, data on mosquito...
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Malaria prevention interventions beyond long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual spraying in low- and middle-income countries: a sco** review
BackgroundSignificant progress in malaria prevention during the past two decades has prompted increasing global dialogue on malaria elimination....
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A semi-field evaluation in Thailand of the use of human landing catches (HLC) versus human-baited double net trap (HDN) for assessing the impact of a volatile pyrethroid spatial repellent and pyrethroid-treated clothing on Anopheles minimus landing
BackgroundThe mosquito landing rate measured by human landing catches (HLC) is the conventional endpoint used to evaluate the impact of vector...
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Slow recovery rates and spatial aggregation of Triatoma infestans populations in an area with high pyrethroid resistance in the Argentine Chaco
BackgroundThe emergence of pyrethroid resistance has threatened the elimination of Triatoma infestans from the Gran Chaco ecoregion. We investigated...
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Effectiveness of plant-based repellents against different Anopheles species: a systematic review
Plant-based repellents have been applied for generations in traditional practice as a personal protection approach against different species of Anopheles...
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The oviposition cue indole inhibits animal host attraction in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes
BackgroundMosquitoes are responsible for disease transmission worldwide. They possess the ability to discriminate between different ecological...
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The behaviour of adult Anopheles gambiae, sub-Saharan Africa’s principal malaria vector, and its relevance to malaria control: a review
BackgroundMosquitoes of the Anopheles gambiae complex are one of the major vectors of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Their ability to transmit this...
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Integrated malaria prevention in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
BackgroundAs many countries aim to eliminate malaria, use of comprehensive approaches targeting the mosquito vector and environment are needed....
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Novel repellents for the blood-sucking insects Rhodnius prolixus and Triatoma infestans, vectors of Chagas disease
BackgroundStudying the behavioral response of blood-sucking disease-vector insects to potentially repellent volatile compounds could shed light on...
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Impact of a spatial repellent product on Anopheles and non-Anopheles mosquitoes in Sumba, Indonesia
BackgroundThe East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, contributed to 5% of malaria cases nationally in 2020, with other mosquito-borne diseases, such...
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Drivers of autochthonous malaria cases over time: could the Central European present the African future?
BackgroundResults of spatial and temporal comparison of malaria hotspots and coldspots could improve the health measures of malaria control and...
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Less is more: repellent-treated fabric strips as a substitute for full screening of open eave gaps for indoor and outdoor protection from malaria mosquito bites
BackgroundProviding protection from malaria vector bites, both indoors and outdoors, is crucial to curbing malaria parasite transmission. Screening...
