The multiplicity of malaria transmission: a review of entomological inoculation rate measurements and methods across sub-Saharan Africa
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* Corresponding author: Louise A Kelly-Hope L.Kelly-Hope@liverpool.ac.uk
Malaria Journal 2009, 8:19 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-8-19
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A new world malaria map: Plasmodium falciparum endemicity in 2010 Peter W Gething, Anand P Patil, David L Smith, Carlos A Guerra, Iqbal RF Elyazar, Geoffrey L Johnston, Andrew J Tatem, Simon I Hay Malaria Journal 2011, 10:378 (20 December 2011) The paper represents a Herculean effort to provide an updated map of the global distribution of malaria, based on three key malariometric indices PfPR, PfEIR and PfRC and represents a unique contribution.
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Jean Sarr, Eve Orlandi-Pradines, Sonia Fortin, Cheikh Sow, Sylvie Cornelie, François Rogerie, Soihibou Guindo, Lassana Konate, Thierry Fusaï, Gilles Riveau, Christophe Rogier, Franck Remoue Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4:212 (7 November 2011) Biomarkers of exposure to Plasmodium falciparum would be a useful tool for the assessment of malaria transmission intensity. By using a multiplex technology, our results indicated that antibodies to Glurp, Lsa1, Lsa3, and Salsa antigens represent potential surrogates of exposure to malaria in context of low transmission. Image: The malaria transmission cycle and the antigens (used in this manuscript) expression according to the Plasmodium. falciparum developmental stage.
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Mathematical models of malaria - a review Sandip Mandal, Ram Sarkar, Somdatta Sinha Malaria Journal 2011, 10:202 (21 July 2011) A timely review article that aims to assess the current state of the malaria modelling field, predominantly focusing on mathematical (rather than statistical) models.
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Pattern of malaria transmission along the Rahad River basin, Eastern Sudan Yousif E Himeidan, Mervet M Elzaki, Eliningaya J Kweka, Muntaser Ibrahim, Ibrahim M Elhassan Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4:109 (16 June 2011) Along seasonal river basins of eastern Sudan, the number of infective bites due to the malaria vector fluctuates with bimodal annual peaks followed the rainfall and the subsequent recess of the rivers upon its fragmentation into disparate ponds of water. This latter creates adequate breeding habitats, during the hot and cool and dry seasons, for the principal malaria vector, An. arabiensis. Image: Typical breeding sites on the bed of the Al Gash river (an example), Kassala, eastern Sudan.
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Ayesha M Shaukat, Joel G Breman, F Ellis McKenzie Malaria Journal 2010, 9:122 (12 May 2010) The paper describes an analysis of eight published studies that measured entomological inoculation rates in areas where insecticide-treated nets, indoor residual spraying, and/or source reduction were used, compared with control areas where the measures were not applied. The authors report that none of the interventions or combined interventions sustained an annual EIR below one and, therefore, could not lead to the interruption of malaria transmission and eventual elimination.
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Louise A Kelly-Hope, Janet Hemingway, F Ellis McKenzie Malaria Journal 2009, 8:268 (26 November 2009) In a retrospective study, the authors show that the abundance, distribution and malaria transmission of different malaria vectors are driven by different environmental factors.
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Eve Orlandi-Pradines, Christophe Rogier, Bernard Koffi, Fanny Jarjaval, Melissa Bell, Vanessa Machault, Christophe Pons, Romain Girod, Jean-Paul Boutin, Frédéric Pagès Malaria Journal 2009, 8:171 (28 July 2009) |
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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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