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Early biting of the Anopheles gambiae s.s. and its challenges to vector control using insecticide treated nets in western Kenya highlands by Wamae, P.M., Githeko, A.K., Otieno, G.O., Kabiru, E.W., Duombia, S.O.

“…[Display omitted] •Female An. gambiae s.l. constituted the dominant malaria vector species collected.•The rate of biting on humans by adult female An. gambiae…”
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Discriminative feeding behaviour of Anopheles gambiae s.s. on endemic plants in western Kenya by MANDA, H, GOUAGNA, L.C, NYANDAT, E, KABIRU, E.W, JACKSON, R.R, FOSTER, W.A, GITHURE, J.I, BEIER, J.C, HASSANALI, A

“…Anopheles gambiae Giles s.s. (Diptera: Culicidae) is known to feed on plant sugars, but this is the first experimental study to consider whether it…”
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Traditional use of mosquito-repellent plants in western Kenya and their evaluation in semi-field experimental huts against Anopheles gambiae: ethnobotanical studies and application by thermal expulsion and direct burning by Seyoum, A., Pålsson, K., Kung'a, S., Kabiru, E.W., Lwande, W., Killeen, G.F., Hassanali, A., Knots, B.G.J.

“…Ethnobotanical survey in 2 communities in western Kenya revealed that the most commonly known repellent plants were Ocimum americanum L. (64·1%), Lantana…”
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Plasmodium falciparum malaria disease manifestations in humans and transmission to Anopheles gambiae: a field study in Western Kenya by Gouagna, L C, Ferguson, H M, Okech, B A, Killeen, G F, Kabiru, E W, Beier, J C, Githure, J I, Yan, G

“…Transmission of the malaria parasite Plasmodium is influenced by many different host, vector and parasite factors. Here we conducted a field study at Mbita, an…”
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Influence of Sugar Availability and Indoor Microclimate on Survival of Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) Under Semifield Conditions in Western Kenya by Okech, Bernard A., Gouagna, Louis C., Killeen, Gerard F., Knols, Bart G. J., Kabiru, Ephantus W., Beier, John C., Yan, Guiyan, Githure, John I.

“…The influence of indoor microclimate on survival of female Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto Giles (Diptera: culicidae) mosquitoes fed on different nutrition…”
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RESISTANCE OF EARLY MIDGUT STAGES OF NATURAL PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM PARASITES TO HIGH TEMPERATURES IN EXPERIMENTALLY INFECTED ANOPHELES GAMBIAE (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) by Okech, Bernard A, Gouagna, Louis C, Kabiru, Ephantus W, Walczak, Elizabeth, Beier, John C, Yan, Guiyun, Githure, John I

“…We studied the effects of high temperature, 30 and 32 versus 27 C on early Plasmodium falciparum development in Anopheles gambiae experimentally infected with…”
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Severe childhood malaria in two areas of markedly different falciparum transmission in east Africa by Snow, R W, Bastos de Azevedo, I, Lowe, B S, Kabiru, E W, Nevill, C G, Mwankusye, S, Kassiga, G, Marsh, K, Teuscher, T

“…Malaria remains a major public health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa, yet our knowledge of the epidemiology of malaria in terms of patterns of mortality and…”
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Evaluation of light traps for sampling anopheline mosquitoes in Kilifi, Kenya by Mbogo, C N, Glass, G E, Forster, D, Kabiru, E W, Githure, J I, Ouma, J H, Beier, J C

“…Anopheline mosquitoes were sampled inside houses, where residents slept under untreated bednets, by CDC light traps and human-biting catches to evaluate light…”
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Sporozoite loads of naturally infected Anopheles in Kilifi District, Kenya by Kabiru, E W, Mbogo, C M, Muiruri, S K, Ouma, J H, Githure, J I, Beier, J C

“…The number of salivary gland malaria sporozoites (sporozoite load) was determined by hemacytometer counts for 2,055 field-collected Anopheles mosquitoes from…”
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Bloodfeeding behavior of Anopheles gambiae s.l. and Anopheles funestus in Kilifi District, Kenya by Mbogo, C N, Kabiru, E W, Muiruri, S K, Nzovu, J M, Ouma, J H, Githure, J I, Beier, J C

“…Blood meal samples were tested by ELISA for 534 Anopheles gambiae s.l. and 76 Anopheles funestus collected from 25 sites in Kilifi District, Kenya. Human IgG…”
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Drug sensitivity studies during a highland malaria epidemic in Kenya by Khan, B, Ofulla, A V, Kariuki, D M, Githure, J I, Kabiru, E W, Martin, S K

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