Background The impact of insecticide treated nets (ITNs) on reducing malaria incidence is
shown mainly through data collection from health facilities. Routine evaluation of long-term …

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an important neglected, emerging, mosquito-borne disease with
severe negative impact on human and animal health. Mosquitoes in the Aedes genus have …

East African highlands are one of the most populated regions in Africa. The population
densities in the highlands ranged between 158 persons/km 2 in Ethiopia and 410 persons/km 2 …

Background Mosquito larval source management (LSM) is likely to be more effective when
adequate information such as dominant species, seasonal abundance, type of productive …

Background Although the occurrence of malaria vector larvae in the valleys of western Kenya
highlands is well documented, knowledge of larval habitats in the uphill sites is lacking. …

Assessment of resistance to DDT and permethrin insecticides and molecular detection of
knockdown resistance (kdr) alleles were conducted in three populations of Anopheles …

Background: Resistance of malaria vectors to different classes of insecticides has been
reported in malaria-endemic areas. Identifying new indoor residual spray (IRS) compounds that …

Background Understanding malaria vector mosquitoes and their infectivity dynamics is of
importance in setting up intervention and control programmes. Patterns of malaria transmission …

… Yousif E. Himeidan identified the idea and drafted and wrote up the paper, and Eliningaya
J. Kweka, Emmanuel A. Temu, El Amin El Rayah, and Stephen Munga drafted and reviewed …

Background Larval source management (LSM), which requires an understanding of the
ecology and composition of the local mosquito fauna, is an important parameter in successful …