Scale-up of the main vector control interventions, residual insecticides sprayed on walls or structures and/or impregnated in bed nets, together with prompt diagnosis and effective treatment, have led to a global reduction in malaria transmission. However, resistance in vectors to almost all classes of insecticides, particularly to the synthetic pyrethroids, is posing a challenge to the recent ...

BACKGROUND Malaria control in South America has vastly improved in the past decade, leading to a decrease in the malaria burden. Despite the progress, large parts of the continent continue to be at risk of malaria transmission, especially in northern South America. The objectives of this study were to assess the risk of malaria transmission and vector exposure in northern South America using mu...

BACKGROUND Malaria control is based on early treatment of cases and on vector control. The current measures for malaria vector control in Africa are mainly based on long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs) and to a much smaller extent on indoor residual spraying (IRS). A third pillar in the fight against the malaria vector, larval source management (LSM), has virtually not been used in Afr...

Mae Hong Son Province in northwestern Thailand has a long history of malaria. During the last two decades the province has had one of the highest malaria incidences of all provinces in Thailand. Data were analyzed to determine whether the vector populations were stable or increasing during the last two decades and to determine the seasonal prevalence of the main vectors, and whether or not they...

MALARIA CONTROL MALARIA ELIMINATION (Phase I Getting to Zero) MALARIA ELIMINATION (Phase II 'Holding the Line') Personal protection (LLINs, repellants) Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) Diagnosis & treatment (PCD & ACD/MBS where applicable) Chemoprophylaxis (MDA, IPTi) Surveillance (parasite and/or vector) Larviciding and source reduction Community participation in other disease control & health d...

INTRODUCTION Larval source management has contributed to malaria decline over the past years. However, little is known about the impact of larval control practices undertaken at the household level on malaria transmission. METHODS The study was conducted in Kaya health district after the 2010 mass distribution of insecticide treated-nets and the initiation of malaria awareness campaigns in Bu...

BACKGROUND Previous studies, conducted in the urban of Antananarivo, showed low rate of confirmed malaria cases. We used a geographical and environmental approach to investigate the contribution of environmental factors to urban malaria in Antananarivo. METHODS Remote sensing data were used to locate rice fields, which were considered to be the principal mosquito breeding sites. We carried ou...

Malaria fever is one of two mosquito-borne diseases still being reported in Malaysia. This study aims to visualize the geographical distribution of Malaria cases in Peninsular Malaysia from 1998 to 2010 using Geographical Information System (GIS). The pattern of malaria case distribution in Peninsular Malaysia for the duration between 1998 and 2010 is represented by shaded maps. The total malar...

NSW has a putative malaria vector in Anopheles annulipes, and increased numbers of immigrants from malaria endemic countries who may be infective to mosquitoes but asymptomatic. We examine the factors known to influence malaria transmission and conclude that local transmission is possible but unlikely. The public health implications are that there should be systematic screening of immigrants fr...

Malaria and dengue are vector borne diseases with shared endemic profiles symptoms. This study aimed at investigating through the prevalence of malaria-dengue co-infection in febrile patients to assess level knowledge about fever among healthcare workers Bangangté. A cross-sectional was conducted from January June 2021 five facilities Cameroon. diagnosis performed by rapid tests thick smears, v...