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Browsing Research Articles (UP Centre for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP CSMC)) by UP Author "Braack, L.E.O."
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Brisco, Katherine K.; Cornel, Anthony J.; Lee, Yoosook; Mouatcho, Joel; Braack, L.E.O.
(Faculty of 1000, 2016-04)
In this study we tested an alternative method for collecting mosquito larvae
called the sweep net catch method and compared its efficiency to that of the
traditional dip method. The two methods were compared in various ...
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Bigio, Jacob; Braack, L.E.O.; Chea, Thy; Set, Srun; Suon, Sokha; Echaubard, Pierre; Hustedt, John; Debackere, Mark; Ramirez, Bernadette; Prasetyo, Didot Budi; Bunleng, Sam; Wharton-Smith, Alexandra; Hii, Jeffrey
(Public Library Science, 2022-01-25)
Cambodia has one of the highest dengue infection rates in Southeast Asia. Here we report
quantitative entomological results of a large-scale cluster-randomised trial assessing the
impact on vector populations of a package ...
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Braack, L.E.O.
(BioMed Central, 2016-04-12)
BACKGROUND : Despite high levels of naturally-acquired immunity (NAI) within local communities in malaria high
transmission settings in Africa, such people often experience clinical disease during peak transmission months ...
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Montalvo-Sabino, Eddyson; Abilio, Ana Paula; Guarido, Milehna M.; Valadas, Vera; Novo, Maria Teresa; Kampango, Ayubo Amisse; Sousa, Carla Alexandra; Fafetine, Jose; Venter, Marietjie; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.); Braack, L.E.O.; Cornel, Anthony John; Parreira, Ricardo; De Almeida, Antonio Paulo Gouveia
(MDPI, 2022-11-02)
Potential arboviral Afrotropical mosquito vectors are underrepresented in public databases
of CoxI barcode sequences. Furthermore, available CoxI sequences for many species are often not
associated with voucher specimens ...
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Johnson, Todd; Braack, L.E.O.; Guarido, Milehna M.; Venter, Marietjie; Almeida, Antonio Paulo Gouveia
(Wiley, 2020-06)
Most data on species associations and vector potential of mosquitoes in relation to arboviral infections in South Africa date back from the 1940s to late 1990s. Contextual information crucial for disease risk management ...
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Overgaard, Hans J.; Linn, Nay Yi Yi; Kyaw, Aye Mon Mon; Braack, L.E.O.; Tin, Myo Win; Bastien, Sheri; Velde, Fiona Vande; Echaubard, Pierre; Zaw, Win; Mukaka, Mavuto; Maude, Richard
(Taylor and Francis, 2023-08)
BACKGROUND : Dengue is the most common and widespread mosquito-borne arboviral disease globally estimated to cause >390 million infections and >20,000 deaths annually. There are no effective preventive drugs and the newly ...
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Makhanthisa, Takalani Irene; Braack, L.E.O.; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Lutermann, Heike
(BMC, 2022-10)
BACKGROUND : Malaria continues to be a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Africa and conventional malaria control strategies, such as indoor residual spraying and insecticide-treated bed nets, have limited ...
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Salome, Graca; Riddin, Megan A.; Braack, L.E.O.
(MDPI, 2023-02-17)
Malaria vector surveillance provides important data to inform the effective planning of
vector control interventions at a local level. The aim of this study was to determine the species
diversity and abundance, biting ...