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Density-dependent development of Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) larvae in artificial habitatsJohn E Gimnig
Vector Biology and Control Research Centre, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kisumu
J Med Entomol 39:162-72. 2002..The potential impact of density-dependent interactions among An. gambiae larvae on the transmission of Plasmodium falciparum is discussed...
Laboratory wash resistance of long-lasting insecticidal netsJohn E Gimnig
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Trop Med Int Health 10:1022-9. 2005....
Anopheles gambiae: historical population decline associated with regional distribution of insecticide-treated bed nets in western Nyanza Province, KenyaM Nabie Bayoh
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
Malar J 9:62. 2010..l.) species complex, namely A. gambiae sensu stricto (s.s.) and Anopheles arabiensis. Historically, the former species was proportionately dominant in indoor resting collections of females...
A supervised land cover classification of a western Kenya lowland endemic for human malaria: associations of land cover with larval Anopheles habitatsF M Mutuku
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kisumu, Kenya
Int J Health Geogr 8:19. 2009..The hypothesis was that the distribution and abundance of aquatic habitats of larvae of various species of mosquitoes in the genus Anopheles is associated with identifiable landscape features...
Community-wide effects of permethrin-treated bed nets on child mortality and malaria morbidity in western KenyaWilliam A Hawley
Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 68:121-7. 2003..The strength of the community effect depended upon the proportion of nearby compounds with treated nets. To maximize their public health impact, high coverage with treated nets is essential...
Effect of permethrin-treated bed nets on the spatial distribution of malaria vectors in western KenyaJohn E Gimnig
Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 68:115-20. 2003....
Sustainability of reductions in malaria transmission and infant mortality in western Kenya with use of insecticide-treated bednets: 4 to 6 years of follow-upKim A Lindblade
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
JAMA 291:2571-80. 2004..Previous investigators have suggested that bednet use might paradoxically increase mortality in older children through delayed acquisition of immunity to malaria...
Impact of permethrin-treated bed nets on the incidence of sick child visits to peripheral health facilitiesPenelope A Phillips-Howard
Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 68:38-43. 2003..Routine statistics from these facilities provided useful information on trends in malaria incidence, but underestimated the burden of severe anemia...
Efficacy of permethrin-treated bed nets in the prevention of mortality in young children in an area of high perennial malaria transmission in western KenyaPenelope A Phillips-Howard
Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 68:23-9. 2003..ITNs prevent approximately one in four infant deaths in areas of intense perennial malaria transmission, but their efficacy is compromised if re-treatment is delayed beyond six months...
The efficacy of permethrin-treated bed nets on child mortality and morbidity in western Kenya II. Study design and methodsPenelope A Phillips-Howard
Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 68:10-5. 2003..Methodologic difficulties encountered in such large-scale field trials are discussed...
Impact of permethrin-treated bed nets on entomologic indices in an area of intense year-round malaria transmissionJohn E Gimnig
Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 68:16-22. 2003..These results indicate that ITNs are optimally effective if used every night and if permethrin is reapplied at least biannually...
Spatial and temporal variation in kinship among Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoesTovi Lehmann
Entomology Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, Chamblee, GA 30041, USA
J Med Entomol 40:421-9. 2003..Because females mate within days after emergence from larval habitats, where the likelihood of mating with a sibling is presumably highest, we propose a slight inbreeding effect...
Spatial and temporal variation in the kdr allele L1014S in Anopheles gambiae s.s. and phenotypic variability in susceptibility to insecticides in Western KenyaDerrick K Mathias
Centre for Global Health Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, PO Box 1578, Kisumu, Kenya
Malar J 10:10. 2011..Temporal and spatial variation in the frequency of a knock down resistance (kdr) allele in A. gambiae s.s. was quantified, as was variation in phenotypic resistance among geographic populations of A. gambiae s.l...
The efficacy of permethrin-treated bed nets on child mortality and morbidity in western Kenya I. Development of infrastructure and description of study sitePenelope A Phillips-Howard
Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 68:3-9. 2003..We outline the development of the human and physical infrastructure required to conduct this trial and discuss some of the difficulties encountered and lessons learned in conducting it...
Severe cutaneous reactions to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in Blantyre District, MalawiJohn E Gimnig
Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 74:738-43. 2006..4 cases per 100,000 CTX exposures). Infrequent treatment doses with SP are associated with a low risk of an adverse cutaneous reaction, and SP can be recommended for treatment of malaria in areas where P. falciparum is susceptible...
Factors affecting use of permethrin-treated bed nets during a randomized controlled trial in western KenyaJane A Alaii
Centre for Vector Biology and Control Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kisumu, Kenya
Am J Trop Med Hyg 68:137-41. 2003..Challenges faced by health education programs to maximize adherence with ITN use are discussed...
Letter to the editorsJohn E Gimnig
Trop Med Int Health 11:252-3. 2006
Distribution, description, and local knowledge of larval habitats of Anopheles gambiae s.l. in a village in western KenyaFrancis M Mutuku
Department of Zoology, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
Am J Trop Med Hyg 74:44-53. 2006....
Implications of the western Kenya permethrin-treated bed net study for policy, program implementation, and future researchWilliam A Hawley
Centre for Vector Biology and Control Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kisumu, Kenya
Am J Trop Med Hyg 68:168-73. 2003..Research should continue to improve the intervention tools (the net, the insecticide, and methods for durable treatment and re-treatment) and their deployment...
Effect of sustained insecticide-treated bed net use on all-cause child mortality in an area of intense perennial malaria transmission in western KenyaThomas P Eisele
Department of International Heath and Development, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 73:149-56. 2005..9%), after controlling for seasonality (AHR = 1.03, P = 0.834). We find no evidence that sustained ITN use increased the risk of mortality in older children in this area of intense perennial malaria transmission...
Pupal habitat productivity of Anopheles gambiae complex mosquitoes in a rural village in western KenyaFrancis M Mutuku
Department of Zoology, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
Am J Trop Med Hyg 74:54-61. 2006..Overall, these data support the notion that source reduction measures against recognizably productive habitats would be a useful component of an integrated management program for An. gambiae in villages...
