Search Results - "Charles Mbogo"

global map of dominant malaria vectors by Sinka, Marianne E, Bangs, Michael J, Manguin, Sylvie, Rubio-Palis, Yasmin, Chareonviriyaphap, Theeraphap, Coetzee, Maureen, Mbogo, Charles M, Hemingway, Janet, Patil, Anand P, Temperley, William H, Gething, Peter W, Kabaria, Caroline W, Burkot, Thomas R, Harbach, Ralph E, Hay, Simon I

“…BACKGROUND: Global maps, in particular those based on vector distributions, have long been used to help visualise the global extent of malaria. Few, however,…”
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Pathway to Deployment of Gene Drive Mosquitoes as a Potential Biocontrol Tool for Elimination of Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendations of a Scientific Working Group by James, Stephanie, Collins, Frank H, Welkhoff, Philip A, Emerson, Claudia, Godfray, H Charles J, Gottlieb, Michael, Greenwood, Brian, Lindsay, Steve W, Mbogo, Charles M, Okumu, Fredros O, Quemada, Hector, Savadogo, Moussa, Singh, Jerome A, Tountas, Karen H, Touré, Yeya T

“…Gene drive technology offers the promise for a high-impact, cost-effective, and durable method to control malaria transmission that would make a significant…”
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dominant Anopheles vectors of human malaria in Africa, Europe and the Middle East: occurrence data, distribution maps and bionomic précis by Sinka, Marianne E, Bangs, Michael J, Manguin, Sylvie, Coetzee, Maureen, Mbogo, Charles M, Hemingway, Janet, Patil, Anand P, Temperley, Will H, Gething, Peter W, Kabaria, Caroline W, Okara, Robi M, Van Boeckel, Thomas, Godfray, H Charles J, Harbach, Ralph E, Hay, Simon I

“…BACKGROUND: This is the second in a series of three articles documenting the geographical distribution of 41 dominant vector species (DVS) of human malaria…”
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Shifts in malaria vector species composition and transmission dynamics along the Kenyan coast over the past 20 years by Mwangangi, Joseph M, Mbogo, Charles M, Orindi, Benedict O, Muturi, Ephantus J, Midega, Janet T, Nzovu, Joseph, Gatakaa, Hellen, Githure, John, Borgemeister, Christian, Keating, Joseph, Beier, John C

“…Over the past 20 years, numerous studies have investigated the ecology and behaviour of malaria vectors and Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission on the…”
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Community based integrated vector management for malaria control: lessons from three years' experience (2016-2018) in Botor-Tolay district, southwestern Ethiopia by Asale, Abebe, Kussa, Dereje, Girma, Melaku, Mbogo, Charles, Mutero, Clifford Maina

“…Integrated vector management (IVM) remains a key strategy in the fight against vector-borne diseases including malaria. However, impacts of the strategy should…”
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Developing global maps of the dominant anopheles vectors of human malaria by Hay, Simon I, Sinka, Marianne E, Okara, Robi M, Kabaria, Caroline W, Mbithi, Philip M, Tago, Carolynn C, Benz, David, Gething, Peter W, Howes, Rosalind E, Patil, Anand P, Temperley, William H, Bangs, Michael J, Chareonviriyaphap, Theeraphap, Elyazar, Iqbal R F, Harbach, Ralph E, Hemingway, Janet, Manguin, Sylvie, Mbogo, Charles M, Rubio-Palis, Yasmin, Godfray, H Charles J

“…Simon Hay and colleagues describe how the Malaria Atlas Project has collated anopheline occurrence data to map the geographic distributions of the dominant…”
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Evaluating effectiveness of screening house eaves as a potential intervention for reducing indoor vector densities and malaria prevalence in Nyabondo, western Kenya by Ng'ang'a, Peter Njoroge, Okoyo, Collins, Mbogo, Charles, Mutero, Clifford Maina

“…Mosquito-proofing of houses using wire mesh screens is gaining greater recognition as a practical intervention for reducing exposure to malaria transmitting…”
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Identification of Wolbachia strains in mosquito disease vectors by Osei-Poku, Jewelna, Han, Calvin, Mbogo, Charles M, Jiggins, Francis M

“…Wolbachia bacteria are common endosymbionts of insects, and some strains are known to protect their hosts against RNA viruses and other parasites. This has led…”
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Predicting the direct and indirect impacts of climate change on malaria in coastal Kenya by Le, Phong V V, Kumar, Praveen, Ruiz, Marilyn O, Mbogo, Charles, Muturi, Ephantus J

“…The transmission of malaria is highly variable and depends on a range of climatic and anthropogenic factors. This study investigates the combined, i.e. direct…”
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Insecticide resistance status in Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) in coastal Kenya by Munywoki, Daniel N, Kokwaro, Elizabeth D, Mwangangi, Joseph M, Muturi, Ephantus J, Mbogo, Charles M

“…The rapid and widespread evolution of insecticide resistance has emerged as one of the major challenges facing malaria control programs in sub-Saharan Africa…”
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Current status of insecticide resistance among malaria vectors in Kenya by Ondeto, Benyl M, Nyundo, Christopher, Kamau, Luna, Muriu, Simon M, Mwangangi, Joseph M, Njagi, Kiambo, Mathenge, Evan M, Ochanda, Horace, Mbogo, Charles M

“…Insecticide resistance has emerged as one of the major challenges facing National Malaria Control Programmes in Africa. A well-coordinated national database on…”
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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 by Mutero, Clifford M, Okoyo, Collins, Girma, Melaku, Mwangangi, Joseph, Kibe, Lydia, Ng'ang'a, Peter, Kussa, Dereje, Diiro, Gracious, Affognon, Hippolyte, Mbogo, Charles M

“…Background Malaria prevention in Africa is mainly through the use of long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs). The objective of the study was to assess…”
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Urban Ecology of Arboviral Mosquito Vectors Along the Kenyan Coast by Karisa, Jonathan, Muriu, Simon, Omuoyo, Donwilliams, Karia, Boniface, Ngari, Moses, Nyamwaya, Doris, Rono, Martin, Warimwe, George, Mwangangi, Joseph, Mbogo, Charles M.

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the ecology of the common arboviral mosquito vectors in Mombasa, Kilifi and Malindi urban areas of coastal Kenya…”
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Bionomics and ecology of Anopheles merus along the East and Southern Africa coast by Bartilol, Brian, Omedo, Irene, Mbogo, Charles, Mwangangi, Joseph, Rono, Martin K

“…Malaria transmission persists despite the scale-up of interventions such as long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS)…”
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Detection of Anopheles stephensi Mosquitoes by Molecular Surveillance, Kenya by Ochomo, Eric O, Milanoi, Sylvia, Abong'o, Bernard, Onyango, Brenda, Muchoki, Margaret, Omoke, Diana, Olanga, Evelyn, Njoroge, Laban, Juma, Elijah Omondi, Otieno, James Dan, Matoke-Muhia, Damaris, Kamau, Luna, Rafferty, Cristina, Gimnig, John E, Shieshia, Mildred, Wacira, Daniel, Mwangangi, Joseph, Maia, Marta, Chege, Charles, Omar, Ahmeddin, Rono, Martin K, Abel, Lucy, O'Meara, Wendy Prudhomme, Obala, Andrew, Mbogo, Charles, Kariuki, Lenson

“…The Anopheles stephensi mosquito is an invasive malaria vector recently reported in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria, and Ghana. The World Health…”
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Anopheles larval abundance and diversity in three rice agro-village complexes Mwea irrigation scheme, central Kenya by Mwangangi, Joseph M, Shililu, Josephat, Muturi, Ephantus J, Muriu, Simon, Jacob, Benjamin, Kabiru, Ephantus W, Mbogo, Charles M, Githure, John, Novak, Robert J

“…The diversity and abundance of Anopheles larvae has significant influence on the resulting adult mosquito population and hence the dynamics of malaria…”
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Larval density dependence in Anopheles gambiae s.s., the major African vector of malaria by Muriu, Simon M, Coulson, Tim, Mbogo, Charles M, Godfray, H. Charles J, Boots, Mike

“…Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto is the most important vector of malaria in Africa although relatively little is known about the density‐dependent processes…”
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The Anopheles coluzzii range extends into Kenya: detection, insecticide resistance profiles and population genetic structure in relation to conspecific populations in West and Central Africa by Kamau, Luna, Bennett, Kelly L, Ochomo, Eric, Herren, Jeremy, Agumba, Silas, Otieno, Samson, Omoke, Diana, Matoke-Muhia, Damaris, Mburu, David, Mwangangi, Joseph, Ramaita, Edith, Juma, Elijah O, Mbogo, Charles, Barasa, Sonia, Miles, Alistair

“…Anopheles coluzzii is a primary vector of malaria found in West and Central Africa, but its presence has hitherto never been documented in Kenya. A thorough…”
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Molecular xenomonitoring reveals Anopheles funestus and An. rivulorum as the primary vectors of lymphatic filariasis in coastal Kenya by Bartilol, Brian, Babu, Lawrence, Garama, Karisa, Karisa, Jonathan, Kamau, Alice, Mwandawiro, Charles, Wanjiku, Caroline, Mbogo, Charles, Maia, Marta, Mwangangi, Joseph, Rono, Martin Kibet

“…Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is an infectious neglected tropical disease caused by mosquito-borne nematodes such as Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and…”
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Insecticide-Treated Nets and Protection against Insecticide-Resistant Malaria Vectors in Western Kenya by Ochomo, Eric, Chahilu, Mercy, Cook, Jackie, Kinyari, Teresa, Bayoh, Nabie M, West, Philippa, Kamau, Luna, Osangale, Aggrey, Ombok, Maurice, Njagi, Kiambo, Mathenge, Evan, Muthami, Lawrence, Subramaniam, Krishanthi, Knox, Tessa, Mnavaza, Abraham, Donnelly, Martin James, Kleinschmidt, Immo, Mbogo, Charles

“…Insecticide resistance might reduce the efficacy of malaria vector control. In 2013 and 2014, malaria vectors from 50 villages, of varying pyrethroid…”
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