Background: The different susceptibility of gender to infectious diseases is still a matter of concern and several studies were devoted to these issues; for malaria, recent studies reported a comparable “Force of Infection” in both gender while women could have a faster eliminati...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i730601
Three main entomological indicators are classically used in the epidemiology of malaria: the inoculation rate (“h”) of Ross, the vectorial capacity (“C”) of Garrett-Jones and the reproduction rate (“z”) of Macdonald. In spite of their undoubtfully usefulness it appeared that thei...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2021/v7i330219
The WHO fascicule “Information systems for the evaluation of malaria control programmes” identified as outcome target “the proportion of households targeted for use of nets using at least one impregnated bednet” [1]. The parasitological evaluation of the efficacy of vector contro...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i730296
The present article considers the potential of transgenesis of the bioluminescent gene for malaria and other vector borne diseases (VBD) control. Vector control is an important component of every vector control operations for the vector borne disease control. Actually the biolumi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2021/v6i330196
A cluster sampling survey was implemented in Lobito town (Angola) before the scheduled large distribution of long lasting insecticide treated nets in the framework of the National Malaria Control Program to get base line data on the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of popul...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2021/v12i430341