The influence of malaria control interventions and climate variability on changes in the geographical distribution of parasite prevalence in Kenya... (Publications)
The burden of malaria in Kenya was showing a declining trend, but appears to have reached a plateau in recent years. This study estimated changes in the geographical distribution of malaria parasite risk [...] contribution of malaria control interventions and climatic/ environmental factors to these changes. METHODS: Bayesian geostatistical models were used to analyse the Kenyan 2015 and 2020 Malaria Indicator Survey [...] coverage of most malaria indicators related to Insecticide Treated Nets...
The effects of climatic and non-climatic factors on malaria mortality at different spatial scales in western Kenya, 2008-2019 (Publications)
relatively small size of the HDSS, there was spatial variation in malaria mortality that peaked every May-June. The rapid decline in malaria mortality was associated with bed nets, and finer spatial scale [...] BACKGROUND: Malaria mortality is influenced by several factors including climatic and environmental factors, interventions, socioeconomic status (SES) and access to health systems. Here, we investigated [...] ed the joint effects of climatic and non-climatic factors on under-five malaria...
Scalable camera traps for measuring the attractiveness of sugar baits for controlling malaria and dengue vectors (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Attractive targeted sugar baits (ATSBs) are promising new interventions that can complement existing vector control tools. However, reproducible and quantitative information on the level o
Impact of climate variability and interventions on malaria incidence and forecasting in Burkina Faso (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria remains a climate-driven public health issue in Burkina Faso, yet the interactions between climatic factors and malaria interventions across different zones are not well understood [...] suitability and malaria incidence. Wavelet analysis was conducted to understand better how fluctuations in climatic factors across different time scales and climatic zones affect malaria transmission dynamics [...] . This study estimates time delays in the effects of climatic factors on malar...
Characterizing the pharmacological interaction of the antimalarial combination artefenomel-piperaquine in healthy volunteers with induced blood-stage... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The combination antimalarial artefenomel-piperaquine failed to achieve target efficacy in a phase 2b study in Africa and Vietnam. We retrospectively evaluated whether characterizing the ph
Natural variation in timing of egg hatching, response to water agitation, and bidirectional selection of early and late hatching strains of the... (Publications)
variation in egg hatching and its environmental and genetic determinants in sibling species of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae s.l. is important for understanding their adaptation to variable aquatic
A review of applications and limitations of using aquatic macroinvertebrate predators for biocontrol of the African malaria mosquito, <em>Anopheles... (Publications)
form malaria vector larval habitats. The presence of these predators in malaria vector larval habitats can negatively impact on development, adult body size, fecundity, and longevity of the malaria vectors [...] predators on malaria vectors warrant their consideration as biocontrol agents in an integrated program to combat malaria. However, the use of these macroinvertebrate predators in malaria biocontrol is [...] We reviewed the literature on the use of aquatic macroinvertebrate predators for...
