Essays about: "malaria transmission"

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1. 1. Coping with malaria : Experiences of strategies for prevention and treatment in a village in Uganda

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Miljövetenskap

   Author : Linn Jansson Öhlén; [2020]
   Keywords : Malaria prevention; Treatment seeking; Mosquito net use; Rural Uganda; Political Ecology of Health; Human Agency; Healthcare System;

   Abstract : Few studies regarding treatment seeking behaviour related to Malaria have been conducted in Uganda, and most of the studies regarding use of mosquito nets that have been conducted are quantitative. There is thus a need for qualitative studies for a deeper understanding of the complex issue of coping with malaria in a resource limited setting. READ MORE

3. 2. Effectiveness of mass drug administration for reducing seasonal malaria transmission towards its elimination in hotspot areas in Zanzibar

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi

   Author : Hassina Abdullahi Hashi; [2017]
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   Abstract : Background: Following the increase of international funding for implementation of the combined effective malaria control strategies for prevention, diagnosis and treatment in the past decades, a significant reduction with 30% of malaria attributed morbidity and mortality has been achieved. At present, declining transmission intensities, in areas of successful malaria control, have resulted in a relative increase of asymptomatic low parasite density infections that fall below the detection level of rapid diagnostic tests and microscopy. READ MORE

4. 3. Habitat characterization for malaria vector mosquito larvae in Gamo Gofa, Ethiopia.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Vilhelm Feltelius; Rasmus Elleby; [2014]
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   Abstract : Malaria is a widespread parasitic disease in developing countries of the tropics and subtropics, infecting approximately 200 million people and causing over half a million deaths every year. The disease is caused by the protozoan Plasmodium and is transferred to humans through infective bites from female mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles. READ MORE

5. 4. Isolation of Thorsellia from Kenyan Anopheles gambiae sensu lato and their breeding waters

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa

   Author : Louise Nilsson; [2012]
   Keywords : malaria; paratransgenesis; Plasmodium; symbiosis; mosquito midgut bacteria;

   Abstract : Every year over two hundred million cases of malaria occur worldwide causing human death and suffering often in the poorest countries. Most people who die from malaria are children under five years of age. Malaria is caused by parasites spread by mosquitoes when they feed on human blood. READ MORE

6. 5. Using remotely sensed data to explore spatial and temporal relationships between photosynthetic productivity of vegetation and malaria transmission intensities in selected parts of Africa

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Fredros Oketch Okumu; [2011]
   Keywords : vegetation production; vegetation index; geographical information systems; remote sensing; malaria transmission; NDVI; EIR; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Spatial and temporal variations in malaria transmission are naturally associated with prevailing climatic and environmental factors, for example rainfall, humidity, temperature and human activities. These factors influence malaria transmission mainly in non-deterministic ways, making them less appropriate for accurate geographical mapping of malaria risk. READ MORE