Investigating climate suitability conditions for malaria transmission and impacts of climate variability on mosquito survival in the humid tropical region: a case study of Obafemi Awolowo University Campus, Ile-Ife, south-western Nigeria
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DOI: 10.1007/s00484-019-01814-x
Abstract: This study investigated impacts of climate variability on mosquito survival at Obafemi Awolowo University Campus, Ile-Ife, south-western Nigeria, and determined the regional climate suitability level for malaria transmission between 1996 and 2015. It employed some… read more here.
Keywords: suitability; transmission; climate variability; malaria transmission ... See more keywords
Understanding the effect of climate change in the distribution and intensity of malaria transmission over India using a dynamical malaria model
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DOI: 10.1007/s00484-021-02097-x
Abstract: Efforts have been made to quantify the spatio-temporal malaria transmission intensity over India using the dynamical malaria model, namely, Vector-borne Disease Community Model of International Centre for Theoretical Physics Trieste (VECTRI). The likely effect of… read more here.
Keywords: transmission; climate; intensity; malaria transmission ... See more keywords
Mathematical Model for Malaria Transmission and Chemical Control with Human-Related Activities
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DOI: 10.1007/s40009-019-00809-x
Abstract: In this paper effect of insecticides has been studied for the control of vector-borne diseases, like malaria. A nonlinear SIS mathematical model has been proposed and analyzed for transmission of malaria caused by infected mosquito… read more here.
Keywords: control; population; mathematical model; model malaria ... See more keywords
Modeling asymptomatic infections and work-related human circulation as drivers of unstable malaria transmission in low-prevalence areas: a study in the Northern Peruvian Amazon.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.01.022
Abstract: BACKGROUND Despite relatively successful control campaigns, malaria remains a relevant public health problem in the Peruvian Amazon. Several studies suggest that malaria persistence in the area can be connected with a high prevalence of asymptomatic… read more here.
Keywords: asymptomatic infections; transmission; prevalence; malaria transmission ... See more keywords
Malaria transmission and individual variability of the naturally acquired IgG antibody against the Plasmodium vivax blood-stage antigen in an endemic area in Brazil.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105537
Abstract: Plasmodium vivax remains an important cause of malaria in South America and Asia, and analyses of the antibody immune response are being used to identify biomarker of parasite exposure. The IgG antibody naturally acquired predominantly… read more here.
Keywords: antibody; igg antibody; variability; malaria transmission ... See more keywords
MEFAS, a hybrid of artesunate-mefloquine active against asexual stages of Plasmodium vivax in field isolates, inhibits malaria transmission
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpddr.2021.09.003
Abstract: Human malaria continues to be a public health problem and an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the world. Malaria control is achieved through both individual protection against mosquito bites and drug treatment, which… read more here.
Keywords: field isolates; transmission; artesunate mefloquine; malaria transmission ... See more keywords
Modeling the impact of biolarvicides on malaria transmission.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2018.06.001
Abstract: Biolarvicides are in use in several parts of the world for malaria vector control. We propose a five compartment dynamical systems model to study malaria transmission when biolarvicides are administered, to study the impact of… read more here.
Keywords: modeling impact; impact biolarvicides; model; malaria transmission ... See more keywords
Plasmodium P47: a key gene for malaria transmission by mosquito vectors.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2017.11.029
Abstract: Malaria is caused by infection with Plasmodium parasites that have a complex life cycle. The parasite protein P47 is critical for disease transmission. P47 mediates mosquito immune evasion in both Plasmodium berghei (Pbs47) and Plasmodium… read more here.
Keywords: plasmodium p47; transmission; key gene; p47 key ... See more keywords
High entomological inoculation rate of malaria vectors in area of high coverage of interventions in southwest Ethiopia: Implication for residual malaria transmission
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DOI: 10.1016/j.parepi.2017.04.003
Abstract: In Ethiopia, vector control is the principal strategy to reduce the burden of malaria. The entomological indicators of malaria transmission such as density, sporozoite rate and entomological inoculation rate (EIR) are parameters used to assess… read more here.
Keywords: malaria vectors; transmission; arabiensis; malaria transmission ... See more keywords
Anna Cohuet: Studying Mosquitoes to Stop Malaria Transmission.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2017.05.006
Abstract: In her laboratory at the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement in Montpellier, France, Anna Cohuet studies the interactions betweenmalaria parasites and their mosquito vectors with the goal of blocking Plasmodium transmission to humans. The… read more here.
Keywords: transmission; mosquitoes stop; cohuet studying; malaria transmission ... See more keywords
Risk estimation for air travel-induced malaria transmission in central Europe - A mathematical modelling study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101564
Abstract: BACKGROUND Aim of our study was to identify conditions under which malaria transmission caused by imported infectious mosquitoes or travellers could occur at large central European airports, and if such transmission could be sustained by… read more here.
Keywords: transmission; travel induced; study; malaria transmission ... See more keywords