Augustinos, Antonios A. Misbah-ul-Haq, Muhammad Carvalho, Danilo O. de la Fuente, Lucia Duran Koskinioti, Panagiota Bourtzis, Kostas
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BMC Genetics
BackgroundAedes aegypti is the primary vector of arthropod-borne viruses and one of the most widespread and invasive mosquito species. Due to the lack of efficient specific drugs or vaccination strategies, vector population control methods, such as the sterile insect technique, are receiving renewed interest. However, availability of a reliable gen...
Kouassi, Bernard L. Edi, Constant Tia, Emmanuel Konan, Lucien Y. Akré, Maurice A. Koffi, Alphonsine A. Ouattara, Allassane F. Tanoh, Antoine Mea Zinzindohoue, Pascal Kouadio, Blaise
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Malaria Journal
BackgroundPyrethroid-treated mosquito nets are currently the mainstay of vector control in Côte d’Ivoire. However, resistance to pyrethroids has been reported across the country, limiting options for insecticide resistance management due to the paucity of alternative insecticides. Two types of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), ITNs with pyrethroids ...
Worrall, Eve Were, Vincent Matope, Agnes Gama, Elvis Olewe, Joseph Mwambi, Dennis Desai, Meghna Kariuki, Simon Buff, Ann M. Niessen, Louis W.
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BMC Public Health
BackgroundMalaria-endemic countries distribute long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) through combined channels with ambitious, universal coverage (UC) targets. Kenya has used eight channels with variable results. To inform national decision-makers, this two-arm study compares coverage (effects), costs, cost-effectiveness, and equity of two combina...
Torres, Ryan Hernandez, Eunis Flores, Valeria Ramirez, Jose Luis Joyce, Andrea L
BACKGROUND:Wolbachia bacteria are widely distributed throughout terrestrial arthropod species. These bacteria can manipulate reproduction and influence the vector competence of their hosts. Recently, Wolbachia have been integrated into vector control programmes for mosquito management. A number of supergroups and strains exist for Wolbachia, and th...
Torres, Ryan Hernandez, Eunis Flores, Valeria Ramirez, Jose Luis Joyce, Andrea L.
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Parasites & Vectors
BackgroundWolbachia bacteria are widely distributed throughout terrestrial arthropod species. These bacteria can manipulate reproduction and influence the vector competence of their hosts. Recently, Wolbachia have been integrated into vector control programmes for mosquito management. A number of supergroups and strains exist for Wolbachia, and the...
Schairer, Cynthia E Triplett, Cynthia Buchman, Anna Akbari, Omar S Bloss, Cinnamon S
BackgroundWhile there is wide consensus that the public should be consulted about emerging technology early in development, it is difficult to elicit public opinion about innovations unfamiliar to lay audiences. We sought public input on a program of research on genetic engineering to control mosquito vectors of disease that is led by scientists at...
Schairer, Cynthia E. Triplett, Cynthia Buchman, Anna Akbari, Omar S. Bloss, Cinnamon S.
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BMC Medical Research Methodology
BackgroundWhile there is wide consensus that the public should be consulted about emerging technology early in development, it is difficult to elicit public opinion about innovations unfamiliar to lay audiences. We sought public input on a program of research on genetic engineering to control mosquito vectors of disease that is led by scientists at...
Yaro, Jean Baptiste Ouedraogo, Alphonse Ouedraogo, Z. Amidou Diarra, Amidou Lankouande, Malik Agboraw, Efundem Worrall, Eve Toe, Kobié Hyacinthe Sanou, Antoine Guelbeogo, W. Moussa
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Malaria Journal
BackgroundProgress in controlling malaria has stalled in recent years. Today the malaria burden is increasingly concentrated in a few countries, including Burkina Faso, where malaria is not declining. A cohort study was conducted to identify risk factors for malaria infection in children in southwest Burkina Faso, an area with high insecticide-trea...
Epopa, Patric Stephane Millogo, Abdoul Azize Collins, Catherine Matilda North, Ace R. Benedict, Mark Quentin Tripet, Frederic OʼLoughlin, Samantha Dabiré, Roch K. Ouédraogo, Georges Anicet Diabaté, Abdoulaye
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Parasites & Vectors
BackgroundOne of the promising current approaches to curb malaria lies in genetic vector control, the implementation of which will require an improved understanding of the movement of genetic constructs among mosquito populations. To predict potential gene flow from one area to another, it is important to begin to understand mosquito dynamics outsi...
Epopa, PS Millogo, AA Collins, C North, AR Benedict, MQ Tripet, F O'Loughlin, S Dabiré, RK Ouédraogo, GA Diabate, A
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Background One of the promising current approaches to curb malaria lies in genetic vector control, the implementation of which will require an improved understanding of the movement of genetic constructs among mosquito populations. To predict potential gene flow from one area to another, it is important to begin to understand mosquito dynamics outs...