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Window screening, ceilings and closed eaves as sustainable ways to control malaria in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(2009-09-29)
Malaria transmission in Africa occurs predominantly inside houses where the primary vectors prefer to feed. Human preference and investment in blocking of specific entry points for mosquitoes into houses was evaluated and ...
Implementation of a structured paediatric admission record for district hospitals in Kenya - results of a pilot study
(2006-07-20)
Abstract
Background
The structured admission form is an apparently simple measure to improve data quality. Poor motivation, ...
Comparative performance of the Mbita trap, CDC light trap and the human landing catch in the sampling of Anopheles arabiensis, An. funestusand culicine species in a rice irrigation in western Kenya
(2005-01-25)
Mosquitoes sampling is an important component in malaria control. However, most of the methods used have several shortcomings and hence there is a need to develop and calibrate new methods. The Mbita trap for capturing ...
A systematic review of existing national priorities for child health research in sub-Saharan Africa
(2005-11-21)
Abstract
Background
We systematically reviewed existing national child health research priorities in Sub-Saharan Africa, and ...
Ethnopharmacological survey of Samburu District, Kenya
(2008-05-23)
Abstract
Background
Ethnobotanical pharmacopoeia is confidently used in disease intervention and there is need for documentation ...
Allomonal effect of breath contributes to differential attractiveness of humans to the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae
(2004-01-29)
Removal of exhaled air from total body emanations or artificially standardising carbon dioxide (CO2) outputs has previously been shown to eliminate differential attractiveness of humans to certain blackfly (Simuliidae) and ...
Ecologists can enable communities to implement malaria vector control in Africa
(2006-02-03)
Integrated vector management (IVM) for malaria control requires ecological skills that are very scarce and rarely applied in Africa today. Partnerships between communities and academic ecologists can address this capacity ...
A qualitative study of the feasibility and community perception on the effectiveness of artemether-lumefantrine use in the context of home management of malaria in south-west Nigeria
(2008-06-01)
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Background
In Nigeria ACT use at the community level has not been evaluated and the use of antimalarial drugs (commonly ...