OBJECTIVES This study analyzed the effect of the number of mosquito nets that are owned by households, dwelling characteristics and maternal demographic characteristics on malaria infections. MATERIAL AND METHODS The 2011 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data for children under 5 years of age were used. The children were subjected to haemoglobin test and rapid diagnostic test (RDT) to asce...

Knowing the type of infections in different geographical regions may help to prevent the distribution of diseases. Vaccines, repellents, mosquito nets and clothes are recommended for preventing the increase of infectious diseases. There are different types of climate and geographical items around the world which determine the kind of skin infections. Travelers' skin diseases are recognized as s...

The authors evaluated the effects on malaria vectors of bed nets impregnated with permethrin over the course of a 16-month controlled study in four communities of Northern Guatemala. Anopheles albimanus and An. vestitipennis were the known malaria vectors in the area. Households were allocated to one of three experimental groups: those receiving bed nets impregnated with 500 mg/m2 of permethrin...

Malaria among school children has received increased attention recently, yet there remain few detailed data on the health and educational burden of malaria, especially in southern Africa. This paper reports a survey among school children in 50 schools in Zomba District, Malawi. Children were assessed for Plasmodium infection, anemia, and nutritional status and took a battery of age-appropriate ...

Community knowledge and practice related to malaria is important for the implementation of appropriate, effective and sustainable interventions. This study was carried out to assess knowledge and practices on malaria and identify factors contributing to the low mosquito net coverage in Simanjiro District in northern Tanzania. A combination of direct observation, focus group discussion (FGD) and...

We assessed malaria infection in relation to age, altitude, rainfall, socio-economic factors and coverage of control measures in a representative sample of 11437 people in Amhara, Oromia and SNNP regions of Ethiopia in December 2006-January 2007. Surveys were conducted in 224 randomly selected clusters of 25 households (overall sample of 27884 people in 5708 households). In 11538 blood slides e...

Techapp.pdf), E. vittiventris cockroaches are considered to be harmless and have not been associated with human disease or transmission of pathogens. We did not observe any allergic reactions or an increase in colonization or infection rates of multidrugresistant organisms. B. germanica cockroaches are nocturnal, cannot fl y, are always encountered within human habitations, and require speciali...

Baiyangdian (BYD) virus is a recently-identified mosquito-borne flavivirus that causes severe disease in ducks, with extremely rapid transmission, up to 15% mortality within 10 days and 90% reduction in egg production on duck farms within 5 days of infection. Because of the zoonotic nature of flaviviruses, the characterization of BYD virus and its epidemiology are important public health concer...

BACKGROUND Malaria has become one of the major health problems currently facing the urban communities. The rapid increase in urbanization, rural-urban migration and climatic changes are among the main factors contributing for the rise of malaria in urban areas. To our knowledge, there has been no malaria prevalence study so far conducted in Gondar Town. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to ...

This paper investigates how rural farm households adapt to the risk of disease. In the context of malaria, adaptation brings to mind mosquito nets, sprays and coils. However, adaptation may be more subtle. For instance, households living in malaria-endemic regions may alter their crop choice to reduce their exposure to disease and the associated likelihood of crop failure. Thus the risk of mala...