Over the past decade the use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs), in combination with
improved drug therapies, indoor residual spraying (IRS), and better health infrastructure, has …

Vector-borne disease specialists have traditionally assumed that in each egg-laying cycle
mosquitoes take a single bloodmeal that is used for egg development and feed on plant …

The parasites that cause malaria depend on Anopheles mosquitoes for transmission;
because of this, mosquito population dynamics are a key determinant of malaria risk …

Despite concern that climate change could increase the human risk to malaria in certain
areas, the temperature dependency of malaria transmission is poorly characterized. Here …

The growth and development of Anopheles gambiae Giles larvae were studied in artificial
habitats in western Kenya. Larvae responded to increasing densities by extending their …

Many of the most harmful parasitic diseases are transmitted by blood-feeding insect vectors.
During this stage of their life cycles, selection pressures favor parasites that can manipulate …

It has often been suggested that vector–borne parasites alter their vector's feeding
behaviour to increase their transmission, but these claims are often based on laboratory …

In recent decades, malaria has become established in zones at the margin of its previous
distribution, especially in the highlands of East Africa. Studies in this region have sparked a …

The survival, metabolic reserves, and host-seeking response of unfed Anopheles gambiae
Giles sensu stricto females of different size classes were investigated from 1 to 6 d after …

Many parasites evolve to become virulent rather than benign mutualists. One of the major
theoretical models of parasite virulence postulates that this is because rapid within‐host …