Essential oils for the development of eco-friendly mosquito larvicides: a review

R Pavela - Industrial crops and products, 2015 - Elsevier
Mosquitoes serve as vectors for a wide variety of human and veterinary pathogens and
parasites and cause extensive morbidity and mortality, and are a major economic burden …

Characterizing, controlling and eliminating residual malaria transmission

GF Killeen - Malaria journal, 2014 - Springer
Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) interventions can
reduce malaria transmission by targeting mosquitoes when they feed upon slee** …

Ross, Macdonald, and a theory for the dynamics and control of mosquito-transmitted pathogens

DL Smith, KE Battle, SI Hay, CM Barker, TW Scott… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Ronald Ross and George Macdonald are credited with develo** a mathematical model of
mosquito-borne pathogen transmission. A systematic historical review suggests that several …

Acute toxicity and synergistic and antagonistic effects of the aromatic compounds of some essential oils against Culex quinquefasciatus Say larvae

R Pavela - Parasitology research, 2015 - Springer
The efficacy of 30 aromatic compounds and their mutual binary combinations was assessed
for acute toxicity against the larvae Culex quinquefasciatus. Based on comparison of the …

Prevention efforts for malaria

TA Tizifa, AN Kabaghe, RS McCann… - … tropical medicine reports, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Malaria remains a global burden contributing to morbidity and
mortality especially in children under 5 years of age. Despite the progress achieved towards …

Mosquito larval source management for controlling malaria

LS Tusting, J Thwing, D Sinclair… - Cochrane database …, 2013 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Malaria is an important cause of illness and death in people living in many parts
of the world, especially sub‐Saharan Africa. Long‐lasting insecticide treated bed nets …

Using ecological observations to improve malaria control in areas where Anopheles funestus is the dominant vector

NF Kahamba, M Finda, HS Ngowo, BJ Msugupakulya… - Malaria Journal, 2022 - Springer
The most important malaria vectors in sub-Saharan Africa are Anopheles gambiae,
Anopheles arabiensis, Anopheles funestus, and Anopheles coluzzii. Of these, An. funestus …

An overview of malaria transmission mechanisms, control, and modeling

MK Savi - Medical Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
In sub-Saharan Africa, malaria is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity. As a result of
the interplay between many factors, the control of this disease can be challenging. However …

[PDF][PDF] Residual transmission of malaria: an old issue for new approaches

L Durnez, M Coosemans - Anopheles mosquitoes: new …, 2013 - repository.uantwerpen.be
Malaria is one of the most serious vector-borne diseases, affecting millions of people mainly
in the tropics. Recently, a substantial decline in malaria incidence has been observed all …

The behaviour of adult Anopheles gambiae, sub-Saharan Africa's principal malaria vector, and its relevance to malaria control: a review

W Takken, D Charlwood, SW Lindsay - Malaria Journal, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Mosquitoes of the Anopheles gambiae complex are one of the major
vectors of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Their ability to transmit this disease of major public …