Made-to-measure malaria vector control strategies: rational design based on insecticide properties and coverage of blood resources for mosquitoes (Publications)
Eliminating malaria from highly endemic settings will require unprecedented levels of vector control. To suppress mosquito populations, vector control products targeting their blood hosts must attain high
A household randomized, controlled trial of the efficacy of 0.03% transfluthrin coils alone and in combination with long-lasting insecticidal nets on... (Publications)
evidence that burning mosquito coils prevents malaria acquisition. Therefore, the current trial was designed to measure and compare prevention of malaria infection by mosquito coils or long-lasting in [...] members that regularly slept away from home. The main outcome of interest was Plasmodium falciparum malaria prevalence detected by rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) during six repeated monthly cross-sectional [...] This is the first robust clinical evaluation of transfluthrin mosquito coils as a...
Community-owned resource persons for malaria vector control: enabling factors and challenges in an operational programme in Dar es Salaam, United... (Publications)
remains complex and poorly understood. The Urban Malaria Control Program (UMCP) in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, implements larval control of malaria vector mosquitoes. The UMCP delegates resp
Micro-encapsulated pirimiphos-methyl shows high insecticidal efficacy and long residual activity against pyrethroid-resistant malaria vectors in... (Publications)
e-treated nets and indoor residual spraying (IRS) has contributed to a considerable decrease of malaria morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa over the last decade. Due to increasing resistance [...] for IRS with long-lasting residual activity are required to sustain the gains obtained in most malaria-endemic countries. METHODS: Three experimental capsule suspension (CS) formulations of the organ [...] alternatives for IRS, as they demonstrate prolonged insecticidal effect and residual...
Increasing role of <em>Anopheles funestus</em> and <em>Anopheles arabiensis</em> in malaria transmission in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania (Publications)
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 are essential. This [...] This longitudinal study demonstrates the trends in malaria vector dynamics and their relative contribution to malaria transmission in hyperendemic transmission settings in Tanzania. METHODS: The study was [...] arabiensis susceptibility to insecticides was assessed using WHO guidelines....