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2-Butanone as a carbon dioxide mimic in attractant blends for the Afrotropical malaria mosquitoes Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus.
Mburu, MM; Mweresa, CK; Omusula, P1; Hiscox, A; Takken, W; Mukabana, WR (University of Nairobi, 2017)BACKGROUND: Most odour baits designed to attract host-seeking mosquitoes contain carbon dioxide (CO2), which enhances trap catches, given its role as a mosquito flight activator. However, the use of CO2 is expensive and ... -
Artisanal fishing supports breeding of malaria mosquitoes in Western Kenya.
Mukabana, WR; Onyango, JA; Mweresa, CK (University of Nairobi, 2019)BACKGROUND: Everyday hundreds of people, mainly men, set out to take part in a vibrant artisanal capture fishing (ACF) industry on Lake Victoria. It is not known whether actions of artisanal fishers, in their unrelenting ... -
The effect of mass mosquito trapping on malaria transmission and disease burden (SOLARMAL): a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial.
Homan, T; Hiscox, A; Mweresa, CK; Masiga, D; Mukabana, WR; Oria, P; Maire, N; Pasquale, AD; Silkey, M; Alaii, J; Bousema, T; Leeuwis, C; Smith, TA; Takken, W (Unuversity of Nairobi, 2016)BACKGROUND: Odour baits can attract host-seeking Anopheles mosquitoes indoors and outdoors. We assessed the effects of mass deployment of odour-baited traps on malaria transmission and disease burden. METHODS: We ... -
Enhancing attraction of African malaria vectors to a synthetic Odor blend.
Mweresa, CK; Mukabana, WR; Omusula, P; Otieno, B; Van, Loon JJ; Takken, W (University of Nairobi, 2016)The deployment of odor-baited tools for sampling and controlling malaria vectors is limited by a lack of potent synthetic mosquito attractants. A synthetic mixture of chemical compounds referred to as "the Mbita blend" ... -
Mass mosquito trapping for malaria control in western Kenya: study protocol for a stepped wedge cluster-randomised trial.
Hiscox, A; Homan, T; Mweresa, CK; Maire, N; Di Pasquale, A; Masiga, D; Oria, PA; Alaii, J; Leeuwis, C; Mukabana, WR; Takken, W; Smith, TA (University of Nairobi, 2016)BACKGROUND: Increasing levels of insecticide resistance as well as outdoor, residual transmission of malaria threaten the efficacy of existing vector control tools used against malaria mosquitoes. The development of ...