| ribosomal dna-polymerase chain reaction assay discriminates between anopheles quadriannulatus and an. merus (diptera: culicidae). | a ribosomal dna polymerase chain reaction technique (rdna-pcr) that distinguishes the 5 more common and widespread members of the anopheles gambiae complex failed to consistently identify specimens of anopheles merus dönitz collected in south africa and tanzania. when the original rdna-pcr assay was applied to field-collected specimens or specimens from laboratory colonies established from these populations, bands diagnostic of both an. merus and an. quadriannulatus (theobald) were amplified fro ... | 1997 | 9379465 |
| bednets and malaria. | studies across africa have shown that insecticide-treated materials (itms) such as bednets can substantially reduce levels of child mortality through the prevention of malaria. however, while the results of efficacy trials may dictate the need to use itms, people in malaria-endemic areas may not recognize and comply with the need. if one wishes to get people to use health technology such as insecticide-impregnated bednets, one must learn about the end-users through clear, simple, formative res ... | 1998 | 12293744 |
| an estimation of the entomological inoculation rate for ifakara: a semi-urban area in a region of intense malaria transmission in tanzania. | an entomological study on vectors of malaria and their relative contribution to plasmodium falciparum transmission in the semi-urban area of ifakara, south-eastern tanzania, was conducted. a total of 32 houses were randomly sampled from the area and light trap catches (ltc) performed in one room in each house every 2 weeks for 1 year. a total of 147 448 mosquitoes were caught from 789 ltc; 26 134 anopheles gambiae s.l., 615 a. funestus, 718 other anophelines and 119 981 culicines. more than 60% ... | 2003 | 12950662 |
| malaria in bulambya, ileje district, south-west tanzania. | this study was carried out to determine malaria situation in bulambya division, ileje district in southwest tanzania. outpatient attendance records from 1999 to 2002 were examined for malaria cases in eleven health facilities. a cross-sectional study to determine malaria prevalence and its potential vectors was done in may 2004. blood samples were collected from 502 schoolchildren from 16 primary schools and examined microscopically for malaria parasites. indoor resting mosquitoes were collected ... | 2006 | 17058795 |
| diversity, spatial and temporal abundance of anopheles gambiae complex in the rufiji river basin, south-eastern tanzania. | the anopheles gambiae complex contains the most efficient malaria vectors in the world. identification of the species and the concomitant distribution are vital for effective malaria control. the objective of the study was to establish the diversity, spatial and seasonal abundance of malaria vectors in the rufiji river basin in tanzania and the implications on malaria vector control. mosquitoes were collected using cdc light-traps. anopheles mosquitoes were identified by conventional keys. anoph ... | 2010 | 20737831 |