A5039558110- Malaria Research and Control
- Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Dermatological diseases and infestations
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé
2022-2024
Cheikh Anta Diop University
2024
Mosquito age-grading is important for evaluating mosquito control efforts and estimating pathogen transmission risk. We previously developed a simple, low-cost, high-throughput method to age-grade mosquitoes by computing the pixel intensity (PI) of wing photos, which reflects scale loss over time. Here technique was refined used understand wild Anopheles gambiae population structures from RIMDAMAL II clinical trial. Wing photos lab-reared An. had narrower PI ranges compared s.l., but...
The gains made against malaria have stagnated since 2015, threatened further by increasing resistance to insecticides and antimalarials. Improvement in control necessitates a multipronged strategy, which includes the development of novel tools. One such tool is mass drug administration (MDA) with endectocides, primarily ivermectin, has shown promise reducing transmission through lethal sublethal impacts on mosquito vector.
Abstract The prevalence of malaria parasite species in parts Africa is rapidly changing and influenced by detection methods. natural vector competence vectorial capacity African anophelines for human Plasmodium has only been well described P. falciparum unclear the context mixed non-falciparum infections. Over course two clinical trials (2015 2019-2020) testing ivermectin control same region Burkina Faso, we sampled participants’ blood their households Anopheles spp. mosquitoes tested these...
<title>Abstract</title> Background Administering ivermectin to humans and livestock renders their blood toxic for mosquitoes like <italic>Anopheles</italic> <italic>Aedes</italic>, offering a promising approach controlling these vectors. However, the impact of such treatment on larval stages exposed drug through contaminated breeding sites is not fully understood. This study looked at how affects development <italic>Aedes</italic> larvae. Methods We 4 instars laboratory-reared (<italic>An....
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> The gains made against malaria have stagnated since 2015, threatened further by increasing resistance to insecticides and antimalarials. Improvement in control necessitates a multipronged strategy, which includes the development of novel tools. One such tool is mass drug administration (MDA) with endectocides, primarily ivermectin, has shown promise reducing transmission through lethal sublethal impacts on mosquito vector. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title>...