| seasonal density, sporozoite rates and entomological inoculation rates of anopheles gambiae and anopheles funestus in a high-altitude sugarcane growing zone in western kenya. | an entomological study was conducted on vectors of malaria and their relative contribution to plasmodium falciparum transmission in mumias, a high-altitude site and large-scale sugarcane growing zone in kakamega district, western kenya. anopheles gambiae s.l., the predominant vector species, represented 84% (n=2667) of the total anopheles mosquitoes collected with an. funestus comprising only 16%. polymerase chain reaction (pcr) identified all 600 specimens of the an. gambiae complex tested as a ... | 1998 | 9754665 |
| community-wide benefits of targeted indoor residual spray for malaria control in the western kenya highland. | interest in indoor residual spray (irs) has been rekindled in recent years, as it is increasingly considered to be a key component of integrated malaria management. regular spraying of each human dwelling becomes less and less practical as the control area increases. where malaria transmission is concentrated around focal points, however, targeted irs may pose a feasible alternative to mass spraying. here, the impact of targeted irs was assessed in the highlands of western kenya. | 2010 | 20199674 |
| spatial distribution patterns of malaria vectors and sample size determination in spatially heterogeneous environments: a case study in the west kenyan highland. | the current study examined temporal and spatial distribution patterns of anopheline malaria vectors in a highland site and determined the number of houses to be sampled to achieve the targeted precision level. adult mosquito sampling was conducted seasonally in may and august 2002 in a 3 by 3-km2 area, and in november 2002 and february 2003 in an expanded 4 by 4-km2 area in kakamega district, western kenya. anopheles gambiae giles was the predominant malaria vector species, constituting 84.6% of ... | 2004 | 15605637 |