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Mass mosquito trapping for malaria control in western Kenya: study protocol for a stepped wedge cluster-randomised trial.
(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 ...
Analysis of arthropod bloodmeals using molecular genetic markers
(2002)
Little is known about the transmission dynamics of human malaria and other vector-borne diseases, partly because of the limited availability and distribution of appropriate tools for quantifying human-mosquito contact ...
Analysis of genetic variability in Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles gambiae using microsatellite loci
(1999)
We analysed genetic variability in Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles gambiae populations using microsatellite loci to determine whether the Rift Valley restricts the flow of genes. Deviations from Hardy-Weinberg expectations ...
Ethnoknowledge of Bukusu community on livestock tick prevention and control in Bungoma district, western Kenya
(2012)
To date, nomadic communities in Africa have been the primary focus of ethnoveterinary research. The Bukusu of western Kenya have an interesting history, with nomadic lifestyle in the past before settling down to either ...
Taxis assays measure directional movement of mosquitoes to olfactory cues
(2013)
Background
Malaria control methods targeting indoor-biting mosquitoes have limited impact on vectors that feed and rest outdoors. Exploiting mosquito olfactory behaviour to reduce blood-feeding outdoors might be a ...
Identification Of Candidate Volatiles That Affect The Behavioural Response Of The Malaria Mosquito Anopheles Gambiae Sensu Stricto To An Active Kairomone Blend: Laboratory And Semi-field Assays
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Anopheles gambiae Giles sensu stricto (Diptera: Culicidae) is the most important vector of human malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, affecting the lives of millions of people. Existing tools such as insecticide-treated nets and ...
Quantifying the intensity of permethrin insecticide resistance in Anopheles mosquitoes in western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
BACKGROUND:
The development and spread of resistance among local vectors to the major classes of insecticides used in Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) and Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) poses a major challenge to ...
Variation in host preferences of malaria mosquitoes is mediated by skin bacterial volatiles.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
The host preferences of the anthropophilic mosquito species in the Anopheles gambiae complex (Diptera: Culicidae) are mediated by skin bacterial volatiles. However, it is not known whether these mosquitoes respond ...