Effect of roof colour on indoor temperature and human comfort levels, with implications for malaria control: a pilot study using experimental houses in rural Gambia

Autor: Majo Carrasco-Tenezaca, Ebrima Jatta, Musa Jawara, John Bradley, Margaret Pinder, Umberto D’Alessandro, Jakob Knudsen, Steve W. Lindsay

Publikováno v: Malaria Journal, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)

Abstract Background In rural sub-Saharan Africa, thatch roofs are being replaced by metal roofs. Metal roofing, however, increases indoor temperatures above human comfort levels, and thus makes it more likely that residents will not use an insecticid

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Status of insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) of The Gambia

Autor: Kevin Ochieng’ Opondo, Musa Jawara, Saihou Cham, Ebrima Jatta, Lamin Jarju, Muhammed Camara, Fatou Sanneh, Pa Modou Gaye, Lamin Jadama, Sainey Ceesay, Ebrima Njie, Benoit Sessinou Assogba, Balla Kandeh, Umberto D’Alessandro

Publikováno v: Parasites & Vectors, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2019)

Abstract Background Vector control activities, namely long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN) and indoor residual spraying (IRS), have contributed significantly to the decreasing malaria burden observed in The Gambia since 2008. Nevertheless, insectici

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/169d61533d3247579dc2d4d7d1fac577

Research agenda for preventing mosquito-transmitted diseases through improving the built environment in sub-Saharan Africa

Autor: Francis M. Mutuku, Maria Carrasco Tenezaca, Dingani Chinula, Michael Davies, Jeroen Spitzen, Robert S. McCann, Fiona C. Shenton, Julien Zahouli Bi Zahouli, Ebrima Jatta, Rachel Laure Nguela, Graham Alabaster, Sarah Ruel-Bergeron, Ng’Ang’a Murima, Dorothy Baziwe, Anne L. Wilson, Hannah Wood, Steve W. Lindsay, Fredros O. Okumu, Amy R. Krystosik, Emily Nix, Lucy S. Tusting, Robert T Jones, Jakob Knudsen, Musa Jawara, Claudia Nieto Sanchez, Adamu Addissie

Publikováno v: Cities & Health 6 (2022) 1
Cities & Health, 6(1), 72-80
Cities & health, 2022, Vol.6(1), pp.72-80 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Mosquito-transmitted diseases are a major threat to health in sub-Saharan Africa, but could be reduced through modifications to the built environment. Here we report findings from a major workshop held to identify the research gaps in this area, name

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https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2019.1684771

THE NATIONAL INTEREST OF CHINA IN THEIR ECONOMIC COOPERATION WITH THE GAMBIA

Autor: Omar Samba, Ebrima Jatta

Publikováno v: Indonesian Journal of International Relations. 5:80-101

This paper aims at finding out the national interest of China in conducting economic cooperation with the Gambia from 2016. Relying on qualitative inquiry, this research is informed by the theoretical concepts from national interest. In terms of nati

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https://doi.org/10.32787/ijir.v5i1.184

Recommendations for building out mosquito-transmitted diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: the DELIVER mnemonic

Autor: Graham Alabaster, Michael Davies, Fiona C. Shenton, Hector Altamirano, Lorenz von Seidlein, Majo Carrasco-Tenezaca, Anne L. Wilson, Steven W. Lindsay, Jakob Knudsen, Ebrima Jatta, Musa Jawara, Lucy S. Tusting

Publikováno v: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society B : biological sciences, 2021, Vol.376(1818) [Peer Reviewed Journal]
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci

In sub-Saharan Africa, most transmission of mosquito-transmitted diseases, such as malaria or dengue, occurs within or around houses. Preventing mosquito house entry and reducing mosquito production around the home would help reduce the transmission

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http://dro.dur.ac.uk/32740/