Habitat characterization and spatial distribution of Anopheles sp. mosquito larvae in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) during an extended dry period
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* Corresponding author: Christian Lengeler christian.lengeler@unibas.ch
Malaria Journal 2005, 4:4 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-4-4
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History of malaria control in Tajikistan and rapid malaria appraisal in an agro-ecological setting Barbara Matthys, Tohir Sherkanov, Saifudin S Karimov, Zamonidin Khabirov, Till Mostowlansky, Jürg Utzinger, Kaspar Wyss Malaria Journal 2008, 7:217 (26 October 2008) This paper has a dual interest, firstly because it reports on a ‘rapid malaria appraisal’ approach in an endemic setting of Central Asia; secondly, because malaria information from these areas is scanty, and both past and current situations are presented here in exhaustive manner.
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Ulrike Fillinger, Khadija Kannady, George William, Michael J Vanek, Stefan Dongus, Dickson Nyika, Yvonne Geissbühler, Prosper P Chaki, Nico J Govella, Evan M Mathenge, Burton H Singer, Hassan Mshinda, Steven W Lindsay, Marcel Tanner, Deo Mtasiwa, Marcia C de Castro, Gerry F Killeen Malaria Journal 2008, 7:20 (25 January 2008) A programme which delegates responsibility for routine mosquito control and surveillance to modestly-paid community members. This pilot study addresses some of the important issues of larviciding in an urban environment.
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Yvonne Geissbühler, Prosper Chaki, Basiliana Emidi, Nicodemus J Govella, Rudolf Shirima, Valeliana Mayagaya, Deo Mtasiwa, Hassan Mshinda, Ulrike Fillinger, Steven W Lindsay, Khadija Kannady, Marcia de Castro, Marcel Tanner, Gerry F Killeen Malaria Journal 2007, 6:126 (19 September 2007) In a situation of changing mosquito and human behaviour, ITNs may confer lower levels of personal protection which need to be supplemented by measures of environmental management in the community, including mosquito-proofing of houses and larviciding.
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Stefan Dongus, Dickson Nyika, Khadija Kannady, Deo Mtasiwa, Hassan Mshinda, Ulrike Fillinger, Axel W Drescher, Marcel Tanner, Marcia C Castro, Gerry F Killeen International Journal of Health Geographics 2007, 6:37 (4 September 2007) |
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Association of West Nile virus illness and urban landscapes in Chicago and Detroit Marilyn O Ruiz, Edward D Walker, Erik S Foster, Linn D Haramis, Uriel D Kitron International Journal of Health Geographics 2007, 6:10 (12 March 2007) |
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Michael J Vanek, Bryson Shoo, Deo Mtasiwa, Michael Kiama, Steven W Lindsay, Ulrike Fillinger, Khadija Kannady, Marcel Tanner, Gerry F Killeen BMC Public Health 2006, 6:154 (15 June 2006) |
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Rapid Urban Malaria Appraisal (RUMA) IV: Epidemiology of urban malaria in Cotonou (Benin) Shr-Jie Wang, Christian Lengeler, Thomas A Smith, Penelope Vounatsou, Martin Akogbeto, Marcel Tanner Malaria Journal 2006, 5:45 (2 June 2006) This is one of a series papers reporting assessment of the malaria burden in urban settings in Africa. The same methodology of rapid assessment has been applied here in Yopougon, Ivory Coast. Malaria endemicity was found to be low, as a result of rapid urbanization.
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Rapid Urban Malaria Appraisal (RUMA) II: Epidemiology of urban malaria in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) Shr-Jie Wang, Christian Lengeler, Deodatus Mtasiwa, Thomas Mshana, Lusinge Manane, Godson Maro, Marcel Tanner Malaria Journal 2006, 5:28 (4 April 2006) This is one of a series papers reporting assessment of the malaria burden in urban settings in Africa. The same methodology of rapid assessment has been applied to different African capital cities, here in Dar-es-Salaam. The study shows that the number of clinical malaria cases was much lower than expected, based on existing reporting data. This suggests that improved malaria diagnosis and re-defined clinical guidelines are urgently required to avoid over-treatment with antimalarials.
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Ecologists can enable communities to implement malaria vector control in Africa W Mukabana, Khadija Kannady, G Michael Kiama, Jasper N Ijumba, Evan M Mathenge, Ibrahim Kiche, Gamba Nkwengulila, Leonard Mboera, Deo Mtasiwa, Yoichi Yamagata, Ingeborg van Schayk, Bart GJ Knols, Steven W Lindsay, Marcia de Castro, Hassan Mshinda, Marcel Tanner, Ulrike Fillinger, Gerry F Killeen Malaria Journal 2006, 5:9 (3 February 2006) Ecologists in African acadaemia are uniquely positioned to enable the application of practical environmental and entomological skills for malaria control by communities at grass roots level and should be supported to fulfil this neglected role.
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Rapid urban malaria appraisal (RUMA) in sub-Saharan Africa Shr-Jie Wang, Christian Lengeler, Thomas A Smith, Penelope Vounatsou, Guéladio Cissé, Diadie A Diallo, Martin Akogbeto, Deo Mtasiwa, Awash Teklehaimanot, Marcel Tanner Malaria Journal 2005, 4:40 (9 September 2005) To assess the burden of malaria in a defined environment with the minimum of time/energy/money and the maximum of relevance/accuracy/precision/comprehension is an old dream. Generations of malariologists were faced to this challenge and proposed number of responses. This paper focuses on urban areas of sub-Saharan Africa and introduces an assessment method tested in four African towns.
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