Interdependence of domestic malaria prevention measures and mosquito-human interactions in urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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* Corresponding author: Yvonne Geissbühler Y.Geissbuehler@unibas.ch
Malaria Journal 2007, 6:126 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-6-126
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A new tent trap for sampling exophagic and endophagic members of the Anopheles gambiae complex Nicodemus J Govella, Prosper P Chaki, Yvonne Geissbuhler, Khadija Kannady, Fredros Okumu, J Derek Charlwood, Robert A Anderson, Gerry F Killeen Malaria Journal 2009, 8:157 (14 July 2009) There have been numerous malaria studies published, which mostly depend on human landing catch or CDC-LT collections, but only few studies have looked at alternative sampling tools, which are needed in resource-poor areas where even batteries are often not available. A tent trap requires only one human person sleeping in it, while all mosquito sampling tools to-date depend on human (volatiles), which vary significantly and hence, sampling is strongly dependent on the odour characteristics of the human host.
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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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