Journal article
Modelling the relative abundance of the primary African vectors of malaria before and after the implementation of indoor, insecticide-based vector control
ME Sinka, N Golding, NC Massey, A Wiebe, Z Huang, SI Hay, CL Moyes
Malaria Journal | BMC | Published : 2016
Abstract
Background: Malaria remains a heavy burden across sub-Saharan Africa where transmission is maintained by some of the world's most efficient vectors. Indoor insecticide-based control measures have significantly reduced transmission, yet elimination remains a distant target. Knowing the relative abundance of the primary vector species can provide transmission models with much needed information to guide targeted control measures. Moreover, understanding how existing interventions are impacting on these relative abundances highlights where alternative control (e.g., larval source management) is needed. Methods: Using the habitat suitability probabilities generated by predictive species distribu..
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Funding Acknowledgements
MES, NCM, AW, ZH, and CLM were funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation through the Vector-borne Disease Network (VecNet) (http://vecnet.org). NG is funded by a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (#OPP1053338). SIH is funded by a Senior Research Fellowship from the Wellcome Trust (#095066), and grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1119467, OPP1106023 and OPP1093011). SIH would also like to acknowledge funding support the RAPIDD programme of the Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, and the Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health.