Medical and Veterinary Entomology

The bio-ecology of key mosquito vector species in Botswana: implications for shifting environments

Abstract: Mosquitoes account for significant morbidity and mortality globally, wi

Tsetse and other Biting Fly Responses to Nzi Traps Baited with Octenol, Phenols and Acetone

Abstract: Octenol (1-octen-3-ol), acetone, 4-methylphenol, 3-n-propylphenol, and

Anopheles arabiensis oviposition site selection in response to habitat persistence and associated physicochemical parameters, bacteria and volatile profiles. (#64771)

Abstract: A better understanding of the oviposition behaviour of malaria vectors

A microsporidian impairs Plasmodium falciparum transmission in Anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes.

Abstract: A possible malaria control approach involves the dissemination in mosqu

Larval habitat diversity and mosquito species distribution along the coast of Kenya [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]

Abstract: Background: Management of arboviruses relies heavily on vector control.

Clinical Malaria Reduces Human Attractiveness to Mosquitoes

Abstract: Evolutionary fitness concepts dictate that blood parasites should regul

Biological cost of tolerance to heavy metals in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae

Abstract: The global rate of heavy metal pollution is rapidly increasing in vario

Efficacy of Vectobac DT and Culinexcombi Against Mosquito Larvae in Unused Swimming Pools in Malindi, Kenya

Abstract: The efficacy and persistence of 2 bacterial larvicides, Vectobac-DT (Ba

Distribution of Mosquito Larvae Within the Paddy and its Implication in Larvicidal Application in Mwea Rice Irrigation Scheme, Central Kenya

Abstract: Distribution of mosquito larvae in inundated rice fields is poorly know

Host Choice and Multiple Blood Feeding Behaviour of Malaria Vectors and Other Anophelines in Mwea Scheme, Kenya

Abstract: Background: Studies were conducted between April 2004 and February 2006

Afrotropical sand fly-host plant relationships in a leishmaniasis endemic area, Kenya

Abstract: The bioecology of phlebotomine sand flies is intimately linked to the u

Discovery of the vector of visceral leishmaniasis, Phlebotomus (Artemievus) alexandri Sinton, 1928, in Kenya suggests complex transmission dynamics

Abstract: Visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis are endemic to specific regions du

Editorial overview: Vectors and medical and veterinary entomology: Aedes-borne viral disease transmission: vector dynamics, plasticity, and prospects for control

Abstract: Editorial overview

Survival rate, blood feeding habits and sibling species composition of Aedes simpsoni complex: Implications for arbovirus transmission risk in East Africa

Abstract: Aedes simpsoni complex has a wide distribution in Africa and comprises

Studies on the Immune Response to Amblyomma Variegatum in Cattle and the Effects of Haemoparasitism on the Acquisition of Tick Resistance (#64323)

Abstract: Acaricides in tick control, had been thought to be in Africa the panace

Identification of kairomones mediating interactions of the malaria vector anopheles gambiae with its host plants

Abstract: Malaria remains a major health problem in africa, with anopheles gambia

Blood Meal Analysis and Arbovirus Detection in A Sylvatic Aedes Chaussieri at Oloolua Forest, Kenya

Abstract: Arboviral pathogens are a growing public health problem especially in A