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Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Environment Management and Planning, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka, 23-24 February 2015 by Gunawardena, J., Muthuwatta, Lal P., Fernando, M. J. J., Rathnayake, S., Rodrigo, T.M. A. S. K., Gunawardena, A.

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On stinging relationships by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The System-wide Initiative on Malaria and Agriculture (SIMA) is organising a one-day seminar on its theme, on 20 November 2002 during the Third MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference in Arusha, Tanzania.SIMAPO Box 2075, Colombo, Sri LankaEmail:...…”
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Prevalence and risk factors of dengue and chikungunya infections among febrile children at Busia County Referral Hospital in western Kenya by Ambogo, I.N.

“…Dengue and Chikungunya infections have been identified among commonly undiagnosed viral etiologies of fever even in malaria endemic areas. Objectives: To determine the prevalence and risk factors of Dengue and Chikungunya infections and estimate coinfection with malaria among children aged 1- 12 years presenting with fever at Busia County Referral Hospital. …”
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Under-mining health: environmental justice and mining in India by Saha, S., Pattanayak, S.K., Sills, E.O., Singha, A.K.

“…Two-stage regression modeling with cluster corrections suggests that villagers living closer to mines had higher respiratory illness and malaria-related workday loss, but the evidence for mine workers is mixed. …”
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Ecohealth approach to urban waste management: Exposure to environmental pollutants and health risks in Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire by Kouamé, P.K., Dongo, K., Hung Nguyen-Viet, Zurbrugg, C., Lathi, C., Hattendorf, J., Utzinger, J., Biemi, J., Bonfoh, Bassirou

“…Questionnaire results showed that malaria was the most commonly reported disease. Diarrhoea and malaria were associated with poor sanitation. …”
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Community awareness and experiences of health workers concerning mosquito-borne viral diseases in selected districts of Gambella Region, Southwestern Ethiopia by Asebe, G., Mamo, G., Wieland, Barbara, Medhin, G., Tilahun, G., Abegaz, W.E., Legesse, M.

“…All the discussants mentioned malaria, typhoid fever, unknown causes of diarrhea and skin diseases as the major public health problems in the area. …”
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Using structural equation modelling to understand the contributors to anemia among young Burkinabe children by Bliznashka, Lilia, Arsenault, Joanne E., Becquey, Elodie, Ruel, Marie T., Olney, Deanna K.

“…Results showed that ID, malaria, and inflammation were the primary direct determinants of anaemia, contributing 15%, 10%, and 10%, respectively. …”
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Evaluating the impact of climate variability and water hazards on vector-borne disease patterns to develop early warning signals by Jampani, Mahesh, Amarnath, Giriraj

“…Specifically, it is becoming more evident that mosquito-borne diseases like malaria and dengue are prevalent with seasonal dynamics. …”
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Seasonal variation of microsporidia MB infection in Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii in two different geographical localities in Benin by Tchigossou, G., Lontsi-Demano, M., Tossou, E., Sovegnon, P.M., Akoton, R., Adanzounon, D., Dossou, H., Koto, M., Ogbon, E.A., Gouete, M., Nattoh, G., Djouaka, R.F.

“…Microsporidia MB, a naturally occurring Anopheles symbiont was shown to strongly impair Plasmodium transmission without imposing deleterious fitness effects on larval development, fecundity, adult survival, and adult sex ratio, and for these reasons it is being proposed as a promising tool for malaria control. However, there is a limited knowledge about its ecology, transmission dynamics in the environments with varying abiotic conditions, and whether these could impact on the mode of host transmission. …”
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The antiplasmodial activity of spermine alkaloids isolated from Albizia gummifera by Rukunga, G.M., Muregi, F.W., Tolo, F.M., Omar, S.A., Mwitari, P., Muthaura, C.N., Omlin, F., Lwande, W., Hassanali, A., Githure, J., Iraqi, F.W., Mungai, G.M., Kraus, W., Kofi-Tsekpo, W.M.

“…The use of the extracts A. gummifera for treatment of malaria in traditional medicine seems to have a scientific basis.…”
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Effects of community-based sales of micronutrient powders on morbidity episodes in preschool children in Western Kenya by Suchdev, P.S., Addo, O.Y., Martorell, R., Grant, F., Ruth, L.J., Patel, M.K., Juliao, P.C., Quick, R., Flores Ayala, R.

“…Objective: We aimed to measure the effects of community-based sales of MNPs on diarrhea-, fever-, cough-, and malaria-morbidity episodes in children 6–35 mo of age. …”
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Sugar host preferences in adult Anopheles coluzzii by Malmgren, Louise

“…Nonetheless, studies on sugar source preferences on females of the principal malaria vectors have demonstrated the existence of sugar attraction and feeding. …”
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Anti-malarial hope for Africa by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Since 2002, the World Health Organization (WHO) has been encouraging African countries to use artemisinin-based drugs to treat malaria...…”
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Basic Molecular Evolution Workshop—A trans-African virtual training course. “Virtual Workshops”: Is Africa ready to embrace the concept? by Ommeh, S., Budd, A., Ngara, M.V., Njaci, I., Villiers, Etienne P. de

“…These studies may focus on the evolution of the pathogens themselves, including viruses (such as HIV 1), bacteria (such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis2) and eukaryotes (such as Plasmodium falciparum3, one of the causative agents of malaria) – but also the evolution of the vectors responsible for transmitting many important diseases (such as Glossina fuscipes fuscipes4, tsetse flies that are vectors of sleeping sickness, or Anopheles mosquitoes, important vectors of malaria 5). …”
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Is poverty reduction possible? by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Writing from Tanzania, I Thuwein kicks us off with a warning: 'War, malaria, AIDS and hunger are part of Africa's life and they are the source of poverty, not forgetting drought and floods. …”
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Poor health, poor agriculture by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…And defeating diseases such as malaria can clash with agricultural practice. In the tail of a challenge, the sting of a dilemma.We can feel it each...…”
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Better soils for healthier lives? An econometric assessment of the link between soil nutrients and malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa by Berkhout, Ezra D., Malan, M., Kram, T.

“…For instance, a simultaneous increase in soil densities of copper, manganese and zinc by one standard deviation reduces child mortality by 4–6 per mille points, but only when malaria pressure is modest. The effects of soil nutrients on health dissipate when malaria pressure increases. …”
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Preliminary efficacy investigations of oral fipronil against Anopheles arabiensis when administered to Zebu cattle (Bos indicus) under field conditions by Poché, R.M., Githaka, Naftaly W., Gool, F. van, Kading, R.C., Hartman, D., Polyakova, L., Abworo, Edward O., Nene, Vishvanath M., Lozano Fuentes, S.

“…Globally, malaria remains one of the most important vector-borne diseases despite the extensive use of vector control, including indoor residual spraying (IRS) and insecticide-treated nets (ITNs). …”
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Choisir le moindre mal by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Or les mesures efficaces de lutte contre les maladies comme la malaria ne sont pas toujours...…”
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A preliminary analysis on the effect of copper on Anopheles coluzzii insecticide resistance in vegetable farms in Benin by Talom, A.D., Essoung, M.A., Gbankoto, A., Tchigossou, G., Akoton, R., Sahabi, B.B.A., Atoyebi, S.M., Fotso Kaute, A., Verspoor, R.C., Tamo, Manuele, Tchuinkam, T., Lehman, G.L., Lines, J., Wondji, C.S., Djouaka, R.

“…The use of agrochemicals in vegetable production could influence the selection for insecticide resistance in malaria vectors. Unfortunately, there is a dearth of information on the potential contribution of agrochemicals to insecticide resistance in Anopheles mosquitoes breeding on vegetable farms in southern Benin. …”
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