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Short report: Influence of centers for disease control light trap position, relative to a human-baited bed net, on catches of Anopheles gambiae and Culex quinquefasciatus in Tanzania by Mboera, L E, Kihonda, J, Braks, M A, Knols, B G

“…The best position for Centers for Disease Control (Atlanta, GA) light traps, in relation to human-occupied bed nets for trapping of host-seeking Anopheles…”
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Sampling Gravid Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Tanzania with Traps Baited with Synthetic Oviposition Pheromone and Grass Infusions by Mboera, L. E G., Takken, W., Mdira, K. Y., Pickett, J. A.

“…The effectiveness of traps baited with (5R,6S)-6-acetoxy-5-hexadecanolide (the synthetic oviposition pheromone) and grass infusions in sampling a population of…”
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Monitoring and evaluation of Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response in selected districts in Tanzania by Rumisha, S.F, Mboera, L.E.G, Senkoro, K.P, Gueye, D, Mmbuji, P.K

“…Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) is a strategy developed by the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa in 1998. The Ministry…”
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Comparison of the Paracheck-Pf® test with microscopy, for the confirmation of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Tanzania by Mboera, L. E. G., Fanello, C. I., Malima, R. C., Talbert, A., Fogliati, P., Bobbio, F., Molteni, F.

“…Paracheck-Pf is a rapid, qualitative immuno-assay for the detection of Plasmodium falciparum-specific histidine-rich protein-2 in samples of human blood. The…”
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Patterns of malaria related mortality based on verbal autopsy in Muleba District, north-western Tanzania by Kaatano, G M, Mashauri, F M, Kinung'hi, S M, Mwanga, J R, Malima, R C, Kishamawe, C, Nnko, S E, Magesa, S M, Mboera, L E G

“…Reliable malaria related mortality data is important for planning appropriate interventions. However, there is scarce information on the pattern of malaria…”
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The performance of health laboratories and the quality of malaria diagnosis in six districts of Tanzania by Ishengoma, D. R. S., Derua, Y. A., Rwegoshora, R. T., Tenu, F., Massaga, J. J., Mboera, L. E. G., Magesa, S. M.

“…Early laboratory diagnosis is critical for the optimal management of human malaria, particularly following the introduction of relatively expensive,…”
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Mosquito larval productivity in rice-fields infested with Azolla in Mvomero District, Tanzania by Mwingira, V.S, Mayala, B.K, Senkoro, K.P, Rumisha, S.F, Shayo, E.H, Mlozi, M.R.S, Mboera, L.E.G

“…Azolla (Salviniales: Azollaceae) is known to reduce oviposition and adult emergence of a number of mosquito species. Several species of Azolla are reportedly…”
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The response of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: culicidae) to traps baited with carbon dioxide, 1-octen-3-ol, acetone, butyric acid and human foot odour in Tanzania by Mboera, L E, Takken, W, Sambu, E Z

“…The responses of Culex quinquefasciatus Say to traps baited with carbon dioxide, 1-octen-3-ol, acetone, butyric acid and human foot odour were studied in the…”
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Sampling techniques for adult Afrotropical malaria vectors and their reliability in the estimation of entomological inoculation rate by Mboera, L E G

“…Various entomological indicators and sampling techniques are used to monitor and evaluate the impact of many vector control interventions. A number of methods…”
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Oviposition and behavioral responses of Culex quinquefasciatus to skatole and synthetic oviposition pheromone in Tanzania by MBOERA, L. E. G, TAKKEN, W, MDIRA, K. Y, CHUWA, G. J, PICKETT, J. A

“…Studies on the behavioral and oviposition responses of Culex quinquefasciatus to 3-methylindole or skatole (an oviposition site cue) and…”
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Influence of synthetic oviposition pheromone and volatiles from soakage pits and grass infusions upon oviposition site-selection of Culex mosquitoes in Tanzania by MBOERA, L. E. G, MDIRA, K. Y, SALUM, F. M, TAKKEN, W, PICKETT, J. A

“…The response of Culex mosquitoes to (5R,6S)-6-acetoxy-5-hexadecanolide (the synthetic oviposition pheromone, SOP), emanations from soakage pit water (SPW), and…”
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Olfactory responses of female Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae) in a dual-choice olfactometer by Mboera, L E, Knols, B G, Takken, W, Huisman, P W

“…Olfactory responses of individual female (n = 1010) Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae) to various odor stimuli were studied in a dual-choice…”
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Malaria in Mvumi, central Tanzania and the in vivo response of Plasmodium falciparum to chloroquine and sulphadoxine pyrimethamine by Wakibara, J V, Mboera, L E, Ndawi, B T

“…A study on the prevalence of malaria and the response of Plasmodium falciparum to chloroquine and sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine was conducted in Mvumi area of…”
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Indoors man-biting mosquitoes and their implication on malaria transmission in Mpwapwa and Iringa Districts, Tanzania by Mboera, L E G, Magesa, S M, Molteni, F

“…Entomological surveys were carried out in six villages at different altitudes in Mpwapwa and Iringa Districts in central Tanzania in March 2002. A total of…”
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Participatory involvement of farming communities and public sectors in determining malaria control strategies in Mvomero District, Tanzania by Mlozi, M R S, Shayo, E H, Senkoro, K P, Mayala, B K, Rumisha, S F, Mutayoba, B, Senkondo, E, Maerere, A, Mboera, L E G

“…Addressing the malaria-agriculture linkages requires a broad inter-disciplinary and integrated approach that involves farming communities and key public…”
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The relationship between malaria parasitaemia and availability of healthcare facility in Mpwapwa district, central Tanzania by Mboera, L E G, Kamugisha, M L, Rumisha, S F, Msangeni, H A, Barongo, V, Molteni, E, Kitua, A Y

“…A study was carried out in six villages located at different altitudes in Mpwapwa district of central Tanzania to determine malaria parasitaemia and…”
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Enhancing disease surveillance reporting using public transport in Dodoma District, Central Tanzania by Mboera, L E G, Rumisha, S F, Mwanemile, E J, Mziwanda, E, Mmbuji, P K

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The rise and fall of malarial sporozoite rates in Anopheles gambiae s.l. and An. funestus in north-eastern Tanzania, between 1934 and 1999 by MBOERA, L. E. G, MAGESA, S. M

“…The proportion of Anopheles mosquitoes found to be carrying Plasmodium sporozoites, usually called the 'malarial sporozoite rate', has often been used as a…”
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Comparison of carbon dioxide-baited trapping systems for sampling outdoor mosquito populations in Tanzania by Mboera, L. E. G., Knols, B. G. J., Braks, M. A. H., Takken, W.

“…Summary For collecting mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) the outdoor catching efficiency of four types of trapping devices baited with carbon dioxide (CO2, 300…”
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Odour-mediated host preference of Culex quinquefasciatus in Tanzania by Mboera, L.E.G. (National Inst. for Medical Research, Muheza (Tanzania).), Takken, W

“…Field experiments to determine the host preference of Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae) between man, calf and goat, were conducted in Muheza,…”
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