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Current knowledge of vector-borne zoonotic pathogens in Zambia: A clarion call to scaling-up "One Health" research in the wake of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases by Mubemba, Benjamin, Mburu, Monicah M, Changula, Katendi, Muleya, Walter, Moonga, Lavel C, Chambaro, Herman M, Kajihara, Masahiro, Qiu, Yongjin, Orba, Yasuko, Hayashida, Kyoko, Sutcliffe, Catherine G, Norris, Douglas E, Thuma, Philip E, Ndubani, Phillimon, Chitanga, Simbarashe, Sawa, Hirofumi, Takada, Ayato, Simulundu, Edgar

“…Although vector-borne zoonotic diseases are a major public health threat globally, they are usually neglected, especially among resource-constrained countries,…”
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Impact of cattle on the abundance of indoor and outdoor resting malaria vectors in southern Malawi by Mburu, Monicah M, Zembere, Kennedy, Mzilahowa, Themba, Terlouw, Anja D, Malenga, Tumaini, van den Berg, Henk, Takken, Willem, McCann, Robert S

“…Understanding the blood feeding preferences and resting habits of malaria vectors is important for assessing and designing effective malaria vector control…”
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Residual bioefficacy of attractive targeted sugar bait stations targeting malaria vectors during seasonal deployment in Western Province of Zambia by Mwaanga, Gift, Ford, Jacob, Yukich, Joshua, Chanda, Benjamin, Ashton, Ruth A, Chanda, Javan, Munsanje, Buster, Muntanga, Emliny, Mulota, Malon, Simuyandi, Christine, Mulala, Boyd, Simubali, Limonty, Saili, Kochelani, Simulundu, Edgar, Miller, John, Hamainza, Busiku, Orange, Erica, Wagman, Joseph, Mburu, Monicah M, Harris, Angela F, Entwistle, Julian, Littrell, Megan

“…The primary vector control interventions in Zambia are long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual spraying. Challenges with these interventions include…”
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Characteristics of the Western Province, Zambia, trial site for evaluation of attractive targeted sugar baits for malaria vector control by Arnzen, Annie, Wagman, Joseph, Chishya, Chama, Orange, Erica, Eisele, Thomas P, Yukich, Joshua, Ashton, Ruth A, Chanda, Javan, Sakala, Jimmy, Chanda, Benjamin, Muyabe, Rayford, Kaniki, Tresford, Mwenya, Mwansa, Mwaanga, Gift, Eaton, Will T, Mancuso, Brooke, Mungo, Alice, Mburu, Monicah M, Bubala, Nchimunya, Hagwamuna, Ackim, Simulundu, Edgar, Saili, Kochelani, Miller, John M, Silumbe, Kafula, Hamainza, Busiku, Ngulube, Willy, Moonga, Hawela, Chirwa, Jacob, Burkot, Thomas R, Slutsker, Laurence, Littrell, Megan

“…The attractive targeted sugar bait (ATSB) is a novel malaria vector control tool designed to attract and kill mosquitoes using a sugar-based bait, laced with…”
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The effect of community-driven larval source management and house improvement on malaria transmission when added to the standard malaria control strategies in Malawi: a cluster-randomized controlled trial by McCann, Robert S, Kabaghe, Alinune N, Moraga, Paula, Gowelo, Steven, Mburu, Monicah M, Tizifa, Tinashe, Chipeta, Michael G, Nkhono, William, Di Pasquale, Aurelio, Maire, Nicolas, Manda-Taylor, Lucinda, Mzilahowa, Themba, van den Berg, Henk, Diggle, Peter J, Terlouw, Dianne J, Takken, Willem, van Vugt, Michèle, Phiri, Kamija S

“…Background Current standard interventions are not universally sufficient for malaria elimination. The effects of community-based house improvement (HI) and…”
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Hotspots and super-spreaders: Modelling fine-scale malaria parasite transmission using mosquito flight behaviour by Sedda, Luigi, McCann, Robert S, Kabaghe, Alinune N, Gowelo, Steven, Mburu, Monicah M, Tizifa, Tinashe A, Chipeta, Michael G, van den Berg, Henk, Takken, Willem, van Vugt, Michèle, Phiri, Kamija S, Cain, Russell, Tangena, Julie-Anne A, Jones, Christopher M

“…Malaria hotspots have been the focus of public health managers for several years due to the potential elimination gains that can be obtained from targeting…”
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Entomological effects of attractive targeted sugar bait station deployment in Western Zambia: vector surveillance findings from a two-arm cluster randomized phase III trial by Wagman, Joseph, Chanda, Benjamin, Chanda, Javan, Saili, Kochelani, Orange, Erica, Mambo, Patricia, Muyabe, Rayford, Kaniki, Tresford, Mwenya, Mwansa, Ng'andu, Mirabelle, Sakala, Jimmy, Ngulube, Willy, Miller, John, Arnzen, Annie, Silumbe, Kafula, Mwaanga, Gift, Simubali, Limonty, Mungo, Alice, Mburu, Monicah M, Simulundu, Edgar, Mambwe, Brenda, Kasaro, Racheal, Mulube, Conceptor, Mwenda, Mulenga, Hamainza, Busiku, Ashton, Ruth A, Eisele, Thomas P, Harris, Angela F, Entwistle, Julian, Yukich, Joshua, Slutsker, Laurence, Burkot, Thomas R, Littrell, Megan

“…Attractive targeted sugar bait (ATSB) stations are a novel tool with potential to complement current approaches to malaria vector control. To assess the public…”
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Community-based malaria control in southern Malawi: a description of experimental interventions of community workshops, house improvement and larval source management by van den Berg, Henk, van Vugt, Michèle, Kabaghe, Alinune N, Nkalapa, Mackenzie, Kaotcha, Rowlands, Truwah, Zinenani, Malenga, Tumaini, Kadama, Asante, Banda, Saidon, Tizifa, Tinashe, Gowelo, Steven, Mburu, Monicah M, Phiri, Kamija S, Takken, Willem, McCann, Robert S

“…Increased engagement of communities has been emphasized in global plans for malaria control and elimination. Three interventions to reinforce and complement…”
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2-Butanone as a carbon dioxide mimic in attractant blends for the Afrotropical malaria mosquitoes Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus by Mburu, Monicah M, Mweresa, Collins K, Omusula, Philemon, Hiscox, Alexandra, Takken, Willem, Mukabana, Wolfgang R

“…Most odour baits designed to attract host-seeking mosquitoes contain carbon dioxide (CO ), which enhances trap catches, given its role as a mosquito flight…”
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Assessment of the effect of larval source management and house improvement on malaria transmission when added to standard malaria control strategies in southern Malawi: study protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled trial by McCann, Robert S, van den Berg, Henk, Diggle, Peter J, van Vugt, Michèle, Terlouw, Dianne J, Phiri, Kamija S, Di Pasquale, Aurelio, Maire, Nicolas, Gowelo, Steven, Mburu, Monicah M, Kabaghe, Alinune N, Mzilahowa, Themba, Chipeta, Michael G, Takken, Willem

“…Due to outdoor and residual transmission and insecticide resistance, long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) will be…”
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Impact of partially and fully closed eaves on house entry rates by mosquitoes by Mburu, Monicah M, Juurlink, Malou, Spitzen, Jeroen, Moraga, Paula, Hiscox, Alexandra, Mzilahowa, Themba, Takken, Willem, McCann, Robert S

“…Most people infected with malaria acquire the infection indoors from mosquito vectors that entered the house through open eaves, windows and doors. Structural…”
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Assessment of the Suna trap for sampling mosquitoes indoors and outdoors by Mburu, Monicah M, Zembere, Kennedy, Hiscox, Alexandra, Banda, Jomo, Phiri, Kamija S, van den Berg, Henk, Mzilahowa, Themba, Takken, Willem, McCann, Robert S

“…Entomological monitoring is important for public health because it provides data on the distribution, abundance and host-seeking behaviour of disease vectors…”
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The first genome sequence of Anopheles squamous from Macha, Zambia [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Nguyen, Valerie T., Collier, Travis C., Seok, Sangwoo, Wang, Xiaodi, Mburu, Monicah M., Simubali, Limonty, Gebhardt, Mary E., Norris, Douglas E., Lee, Yoosook

“…Despite efforts to minimize the impacts of malaria and reduce the number of primary vectors, malaria has yet to be eliminated in Zambia. Understudied vector…”
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Human scent guides mosquito thermotaxis and host selection under naturalistic conditions by Giraldo, Diego, Rankin-Turner, Stephanie, Corver, Abel, Tauxe, Genevieve M., Gao, Anne L., Jackson, Dorian M., Simubali, Limonty, Book, Christopher, Stevenson, Jennifer C., Thuma, Philip E., McCoy, Rajiv C., Gordus, Andrew, Mburu, Monicah M., Simulundu, Edgar, McMeniman, Conor J.

“…The African malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae exhibits a strong innate drive to seek out humans in its sensory environment, classically entering homes to land…”
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Biting patterns of malaria vectors of the lower Shire valley, southern Malawi by Mburu, Monicah M., Mzilahowa, Themba, Amoah, Benjamin, Chifundo, Duster, Phiri, Kamija S., van den Berg, Henk, Takken, Willem, McCann, Robert S.

“…•Anopheles arabiensiswas more likely to bite outdoors than indoors in our study.•Anopheles funestusbiting occurred predominantly indoors.•Humans are at risk of…”
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Community Participation in Habitat Management and Larviciding for the Control of Malaria Vectors in Southern Malawi by Gowelo, Steven, Meijer, Paola, Tizifa, Tinashe, Malenga, Tumaini, Mburu, Monicah M, Kabaghe, Alinune N, Terlouw, Dianne J, van Vugt, Michèle, Phiri, Kamija S, Mzilahowa, Themba, Koenraadt, Constantianus J M, van den Berg, Henk, Manda-Taylor, Lucinda, McCann, Robert S, Takken, Willem

“…Larval source management (LSM) could reduce malaria transmission when executed alongside core vector control strategies. Involving communities in LSM could…”
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Indoor and Outdoor Biting Behaviour of Malaria Vectors and the Potential Risk Factors that Enhance Malaria in Southern Malawi by Mburu, Monicah M

“…Current methods of malaria vector control implemented by national control programmes rely mainly on the use of insecticides. These include the use of…”
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