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Model-based analysis of experimental data from interconnected, row-configured huts elucidates multifaceted effects of a volatile chemical on Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
BackgroundInsecticides used against Aedes aegypti and other disease vectors can elicit a multitude of dose-dependent effects on behavioral and...
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Exposure assessment of 170 pesticide ingredients and derivative metabolites in people from the Central Andes of Peru
The Central Andes of Peru are a region of great concern regarding pesticide risk to the health of local communities. Therefore, we conducted an...
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Impact of seasonality and malaria control interventions on Anopheles density and species composition from three areas of Uganda with differing malaria endemicity
BackgroundLong-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) are the malaria control interventions primarily responsible for...
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Applications of deep eutectic solvents to quantitative analyses of pharmaceuticals and pesticides in various matrices: a brief review
Pharmaceuticals and pesticides are important analytes of interest in clinical, environmental, and food analyses for ensuring public health. Sample...
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Knockdown resistance (kdr) gene of Aedes aegypti in Malaysia with the discovery of a novel regional specific point mutation A1007G
BackgroundImproved understanding of the molecular basis of insecticide resistance may yield new opportunities for control of relevant disease...
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Analytical Methods for Determining Pyrethroid Insecticides in Environmental and Food Matrices
In this chapter, an overview of different aspects of current analytical methodologies such as sample preparation, extraction, purification, and...
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Introduction to Pyrethroid Insecticides: Chemical Structures, Properties, Mode of Action and Use
During the 1920s, pyrethrin was studied because of its potential as a precursor for synthetic organic pesticides. The first pyrethroid pesticide,...
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A sensitive and efficient procedure for the high-throughput determination of nine urinary metabolites of pyrethroids by GC-MS/MS and its application in a sample of Japanese children
Four pyrethroids (PYRs), metofluthrin, profluthrin, tefluthrin, and transfluthrin, which were newly developed and have relatively high vapor activity...
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Risk Assessment of Human Exposure to Pyrethroids Through Food
For decades, the global demand for food has been increasing as a result of population growth and changes in diets. Together with this demand, the...
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Dengue fever and insecticide resistance in Aedes mosquitoes in Southeast Asia: a review
Dengue fever is the most important mosquito-borne viral disease in Southeast Asia. Insecticides remain the most effective vector control approach for Aedes...
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices assessment of malaria interventions in rural Zambia
BackgroundDespite rapid upscale of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS), malaria remains a major source of morbidity...
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Investigating differences in village-level heterogeneity of malaria infection and household risk factors in Papua New Guinea
Malaria risk is highly heterogeneous. Understanding village and household-level spatial heterogeneity of malaria risk can support a transition to...
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Resistance to pyrethroid insecticides in house flies, Musca domestica L., (Diptera: Muscidae) collected from urban areas in Punjab, Pakistan
House flies are one of the major public health pests in urban settings. People usually use insecticides containing pyrethroids for the management of...
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Models of effectiveness of interventions against malaria transmitted by Anopheles albimanus
BackgroundMost impact prediction of malaria vector control interventions has been based on African vectors. Anopheles albimanus , the main vector in...
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Controlled release spatial repellent devices (CRDs) as novel tools against malaria transmission: a semi-field study in Macha, Zambia
BackgroundThe emergence of mosquitoes that can avoid indoor-deployed interventions, such as treated bed nets and indoor residual spraying, threatens...
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Sampling, extraction and incidence of redberry mites (Acalitus essigi) on blackberries in Australia
‘Redberry disease’ on blackberries is hypothesised to be caused by the redberry mite (RBM), Acalitus essigi (Hassan), and results in uneven ripening...
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Impact of pesticide coexposure: an experimental study with binary mixtures of lambda-cyhalothrin (LCT) and captan and its impact on the toxicokinetics of LCT biomarkers of exposure
This study aimed at gaining more insights into the impact of pesticide coexposure on the toxicokinetics of biomarkers of exposure. This was done by...
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Yellow fever control: current epidemiology and vaccination strategies
Yellow fever (YF) outbreaks continue, have expanded into new areas and threaten large populations in South America and Africa. Predicting where...
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One-step ionic liquid-based ultrasound-assisted dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography for the determination of pyrethroids in traditional Chinese medicine oral liquid preparations
In this study, a simple one-step ionic liquid-based ultrasound-assisted dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction technique was coupled with...
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The TIRS trial: protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial assessing the efficacy of preventive targeted indoor residual spraying to reduce Aedes-borne viral illnesses in Merida, Mexico
BackgroundCurrent urban vector control strategies have failed to contain dengue epidemics and to prevent the global expansion of Aedes -borne viruses...
