A need for better housing to further reduce indoor malaria transmission in areas with high bed net coverage (Publications)
: Despite significant reductions in vector density and malaria transmission caused by high coverage of ITNs, high numbers of host-seeking malaria vectors are still found indoors due to house designs that [...] BACKGROUND: The suppression of indoor malaria transmission requires additional interventions that complement the use of insecticide treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS). Previous studies [...] studies have examined the impact of house structure on malaria transmission in...
High prevalence of malaria in Zambezia, Mozambique: the protective effect of IRS versus increased risks due to pig-keeping and house construction (Publications)
high in many parts of the continent. This study investigated risk factors for malaria infection in children using three malaria indicator surveys from Zambezia province, Mozambique. The impact of IRS and [...] screened for malaria by rapid diagnostic tests. Caregiver interviews were used to assess household demographic and wealth characteristics and ITN and IRS coverage. Associations between malaria infection, [...] versus small households (1-4 persons). CONCLUSION: Malaria infection among...
The beauty of disease modelling (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/impact-stories/the-beauty-of-disease-modelling
modelling for malaria vaccines? Similar to vaccines, we often ask questions about how we can can reduce the burden of disease. Many of the malaria models that were created to look at malaria vaccines have [...] modelling here is not just estimating the impact of the malaria vaccine or a single intervention but we can ask a whole range of questions about malaria disease dynamics, intervention packages and drug resistance [...] n packages for different national malaria control programmes....