Medical & Health Sciences

Integrated health interventions for improved livelihoods: A case study in Ethiopia.

Abstract: Smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) face multifaceted and c

Multi-compartment chemical characterization and risk assessment of chemicals of emerging concern in freshwater systems of western Kenya

Abstract: Background: Within the last decades, there has been increasing research

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.

Genetic profile of African swine fever virus responsible for the 2019 outbreak in northern Malawi.

Abstract: Background: African swine fever (ASF) is an infectious transboundary an

Evaluating the impact of larviciding with Bti and community education and mobilization as supplementary integrated vector management interventions for malaria control in Kenya and Ethiopia

Abstract: Background Malaria prevention in Africa is mainly through the use of lo

Evaluating effectiveness of screening house eaves as a potential intervention for reducing indoor vector densities and malaria prevalence in Nyabondo, western Kenya.

Abstract: Background Mosquito-proofing of houses using wire mesh screens is gaini

Clinical Malaria Reduces Human Attractiveness to Mosquitoes

Abstract: Evolutionary fitness concepts dictate that blood parasites should regul

Transgenic Mosquitoes and the Fight Against Malaria: Managing Technology Push in a Turbulent GMO World

Abstract: Genetic modification (GM) of mosquitoes (which renders them genetically

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

Malaria Mosquito Control using Edible Fish in Western Kenya: Preliminary Findings of a Controlled Study

Abstract: Background: Biological control methods are once again being given much

Ecology: A Prerequisite for Malaria Elimination and Eradication

Abstract: The Global Malaria Eradication Program,launched in the middle of the la

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

Anti-predator Crèches and Aggregations of Ant-mimicking Jumping Spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)

Abstract: Myrmarachne assimilis, an ant-like jumping spider (Araneae, Salticidae)

A Randomized Trial to Monitor the Efficacy and Effectiveness by QT-NASBA of Artemether-lumefantrine versus Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for Treatment and Transmission Control of Uncomplicat

Abstract: Background: Many countries have implemented artemisinin-based combinati

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

Hydrological modeling of geophysical parameters of arboviral and protozoan disease vectors in Internally Displaced People camps in Gulu, Uganda

Abstract: Background: The aim of this study was to determine if remotely sensed d

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

Blood-Feeding Patterns of Culex Quinquefasciatus and other Culicines and Implications for Disease Transmission in Mwea Rice Scheme, Kenya

Abstract: Studies were conducted in Mwea Rice Scheme, Kenya during the period Apr

Comparison of Mosquito Control Programs in Seven Urban Sites in Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas

Abstract: Mosquito control programs at seven urban sites in Kenya, Egypt, Israel,

The Association Between Distance to Water Pipes and Water Bodies Positive for Anopheline Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Urban Community of Malindi, Kenya

Abstract: The increasing risk of mosquito-borne diseases in African urban environ

Screening Mosquito House Entry Points as a Potential Method for Integrated Control of Endophagic Filariasis, Arbovirus and Malaria Vectors

Abstract: Background: Partial mosquito-proofing of houses with screens and ceilin

Serological evidence of Flavivirus circulation in human populations in Northern Kenya: an assessment of disease risk 2016–2017

Abstract: Background: Yellow fever, Dengue, West Nile and Zika viruses are re-eme

Enhancing vector refractoriness to trypanosome infection: achievements, challenges and perspectives.

Abstract: With the absence of effective prophylactic vaccines and drugs against A

Strengthening community and stakeholder participation in the implementation of integrated vector management for malaria control in western Kenya: a case study

Abstract: Integrated vector management (IVM) is defined as a rational decision-ma

Effects of phytochemicals on predatory decision making in a spider

Abstract: Animals with small nervous systems may be prone to limitations in proce

Evolutionary genomics at the human-environment interface in Africa.

Abstract: We report on the first meeting of SMBE in Africa. SMBE Malawi was initi

Long lasting insecticidal mosquito nets (LLINs) ownership, use and coverage following mass distribution campaign in Lake Victoria basin, Western Kenya

Abstract: Background: Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are the most widely

A surveyofmosquito-borneandinsect-specificvirusesinhospitalsandlivestockmarketsinwesternKenya

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Insights into the Evolutionary Origin of Mediterranean Sandfly Fever Viruses

Abstract: Sandfly-transmitted phleboviruses (family Phenuiviridae, order Bunyavir

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