Browsing Biomed Full Text Articles by Author "Killeen, GF"
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Allomonal effect of breath contributes to differential attractiveness of humans to the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae
Mukabana, WR; Takken, W; Killeen, GF; Knols, BGJ (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 ... -
An exploratory study of community factors relevant for participatory malaria control on Rusinga Island, western Kenya
Opiyo, P; Mukabana, WR; Kiche, I; Mathenge, E; Killeen, GF; Fillinger, U (2007-04-24)Capacity strengthening of rural communities, and the various actors that support them, is needed to enable them to lead their own malaria control programmes. Here the existing capacity of a rural community in western Kenya ... -
Comparative evaluation of the Ifakara tent trap-B, the standardized resting boxes and the human landing catch for sampling malaria vectors and other mosquitoes in urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Sikulu, M; Govella, NJ; Ogoma, SB; Mpangile, J; Kambi, SH; Kannady, K; Chaki, PC; Mukabana, WR; Killeen, GF (2009-08-12)Frequent, sensitive and accurate sampling of Anopheles mosquitoes is a prerequisite for effective management of malaria vector control programmes. The most reliable existing means to measure mosquito density is the human ... -
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
Mathenge, EM; Misiani, GO; Oulo, DO; Irungu, LW; Ndegwa, PN.; Smith, TA; Killeen, GF; Knols, BGJ (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 ... -
Ecologists can enable communities to implement malaria vector control in Africa
Mukabana, WR; Kannady, K; Kiama, GM; Ijumba, JN; Mathenge, EM; Kiche, I; Nkwengulila,G; Mboera, L; Mtasiwa, D; Yamagata, Y; van Schayk, I; Knols, BGJ; Lindsay, SW; de Castro, MC; Mshinda, H; Tanner, M; Fillinger, U; Killeen, GF (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 ... -
MalariaSphere: A greenhouse-enclosed simulation of a natural Anopheles gambiae(Diptera: Culicidae) ecosystem in western Kenya
Knols, BGJ; Njiru, BN; Mathenge, EM; Mukabana, WR; Beier, JC; Killeen, GF (2002-12-18)The development and implementation of innovative vector control strategies for malaria control in Africa requires in-depth ecological studies in contained semi-field environments. This particularly applies to the development ... -
Window screening, ceilings and closed eaves as sustainable ways to control malaria in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Ogoma, SB; Kannady, K; Sikulu, M; Chaki, PP; Govella, NJ; Mukabana, WR; Killeen, GF (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 ...