Browsing School of Biological, Physical, Mathematics & Actuarial Sciences by Author "Hiscox, Alexandra"
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2-butanone as a carbon dioxide mimic in attractant blends for the Afrotroical malaria mosquitoes anopheles gambie and anopheles funestus
Mburu, Monicah M.; Mweresa, Collins K.; Omusula, Philemon; Hiscox, Alexandra; Takken, Willem; Mukabana, Wolfgang R. (Malaria Journal, 2017-08-24)Most odour baits designed to attract host-seeking mosquitoes contain carbon dioxide (CO2), which enhances trap catches, given its role as a mosquito fight activator. However, the use of CO2 is expensive and logistically ... -
2-Butanone as a Carbon Dioxide Mimic in Attractant Blends for the Afrotropical Malaria Mosquitoes Anopheles Gambiae and Anopheles Funestus
Mburu, Monicah M.; Mweresa, Collins K.; Omusula, Philemon; Hiscox, Alexandra; Takken, Willem; Mukabana, Wolfgang R. (Malaria Journal, 2017-08-25)Most odour baits designed to attract host-seeking mosquitoes contain carbon dioxide (CO2), which enhances trap catches, given its role as a mosquito flight activator. However, the use of CO2 is expensive and logistically ... -
Development and Optimization of the Suna Trap as A Tool for Mosquito Monitoring and Control.
Hiscox, Alexandra; Otieno, Bruno; Kibet, Anthony; Mweresa, Collins K.; Omusula, Philemon; Geier, Martin; Rose, Andreas; Mukaban, Wolfgang R.; Takken, Willem (BMC- Malaria Journal, 2014-07-08)Monitoring of malaria vector populations provides information about disease transmission risk, as well as measures of the effectiveness of vector control. The Suna trap is introduced and evaluated with regard to its potential ... -
The Effect of Mass Mosquito Trapping on Malaria Transmission and Disease Burden (Solarmal): A Stepped-Wedge Cluster-Randomised Trial
Homan, Tobias; Hiscox, Alexandra; Mweresa, Collins K. (The Lancet, 2016-09)Odour baits can attract host-seeking Anopheles mosquitoes indoors and outdoors. We assessed the effects of mass deployment of odour-baited traps on malaria transmission and disease burden. We installed solar-powered ... -
Innovative Tools and OpenHDS for Health and Demographic Surveillance on Rusinga Island, Kenya
Homan, Tobias; Di Pasquale, Aurelio; Kiche, Ibrahim; Onoka, Kelvin; Hiscox, Alexandra; Mweresa, Collins; Mukabana, Wolfgang R.; Takken, Willem; Maire, Nicolas (BMC, 2015-09-01)Health in low and middle income countries is on one hand characterized by a high burden associated with preventable communicable diseases and on the other hand considered to be under-documented due to improper basic health ... -
Spatial Heterogeneity of Malaria Vectors and Malaria Transmission Risk Estimated Using Odour-Baited Mosquito Traps
Hiscox, Alexandra; Homan, Tobias; Vreugdenhil, Corné; Otieno, Bruno; Kibet, Anthony; Mweresa, Collins K.; Van Lammeren, Ron; Mukabana, Wolfgang R.; Takken, Willem (BMC- Malaria Journal, 2014-09-22)Prior to the commencement of a large-scale malaria intervention study on Rusinga Island, western Kenya, intensive baseline surveillance of the mosquito population was performed using odour-baited traps. The survey aimed ... -
Spatially Variable Risk Factors for Malaria in a Geographically Heterogeneous Landscape, Western Kenya: An Explorative Study
Homan, Tobias; Maire, Nicolas; Hiscox, Alexandra; Di Pasquale, Aurelio; Kiche, Ibrahim; Onoka, Kelvin; Mweresa, Collins K.; Mukabana, Wolfgang R.; Ross, Amanda; Smith, Thomas A.; Takken, Willem (Malaria Journal, 2016-06-01)Large reductions in malaria transmission and mortality have been achieved over the last decade, and this has mainly been attributed to the scale-up of long-lasting insecticidal bed nets and indoor residual spraying with ...