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Factors associated with prevention of malaria and other diseases transmitted by mosquitoes at household level in Wakiso District, Uganda
(Journal of Environmental Health Research, 2013)
Malaria, and other diseases transmitted by mosquito vectors, can be reduced by appropriate measures at household level. These include: installing screening in windows and ventilators; removing stagnant water around homes; ...
In silico evidence for the species-specific conservation of mosquito retroposons: implications as a molecular biomarker
(BioMed Central, 2009)
Background: Mosquitoes are the transmissive vectors for several infectious pathogens that affect man. However, the control of mosquitoes through insecticide and pesticide spraying has proved difficult in the past. We ...
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus artesunate versus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine for treating uncomplicated malaria (Review)
(John Wiley, 2009)
Background Artemisinin-based combination treatments are strongly advocated, but supplies are limited. Sulfadoxine combined with amodiaquine is an alternative non-artemisinin combination. Objectives To compare sulfadoxine ...
Extended automated NGS pipeline for reproducible analysis of mosquito genomes
(Makerere University, 2022-11)
Over the past decade, the decreasing costs of sequencing have facilitated the agnostic interrogation of vector genomes, giving access to an ever-expanding volume of high quality genomic and transcriptomic data. Today, the ...