The contribution of reduction in malaria as a cause of rapid decline of under-five mortality: evidence from the Rufiji Health and Demographic... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Under-five mortality has been declining rapidly in a number of sub-Saharan African settings. Malaria-related mortality is known to be a major component of childhood causes of death and mal
Increasing role of <em>Anopheles funestus</em> and <em>Anopheles arabiensis</em> in malaria transmission in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In order to sustain the gains achieved by current malaria control strategies, robust surveillance systems that monitor dynamics of vectors and their roles in malaria transmission over time
Expression of genes related to anti-inflammatory pathways are modified among farmers' children (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The hygiene hypothesis states that children exposed to higher loads of microbes such as farmers' children suffer less from allergies later in life. Several immunological mechanisms underpi
A household randomized, controlled trial of the efficacy of 0.03% transfluthrin coils alone and in combination with long-lasting insecticidal nets on... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Mosquito coils are the most commonly used household insecticidal product in the world with sales exceeding 50 billion coils, used by two billion people worldwide annually. Despite strong e
Community-owned resource persons for malaria vector control: enabling factors and challenges in an operational programme in Dar es Salaam, United... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Community participation in vector control and health services in general is of great interest to public health practitioners in developing countries, but remains complex and poorly underst
