Malaria burden and residual transmission: two thirds of mosquito bites may not be preventable with current vector control tools on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea
A large proportion of biting, mostly indoors, may not be preventable by bednets. Tools targeting indoor biting should be prioritized in Bioko. Novel vector control tools are urgently needed to reduce overall exposure to mosquito bites.
Authors
- Valeriano Oluy Nsue Maye
- Immo Kleinschmidt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2422-9008)
- Carlos A. Guerra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4069-9528)
- David S. Galick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3028-7650)
- Wolfgang Eyisap Ekoko
- Guillermo A. García (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4430-4781)
- Nestor Rivas Bela
- Prudencio Bibang Engono Efiri
- Matilde Riloha Rivas
- Kylie R. DeBoer
- Olivier Trésor Donfack
- Michael Ooko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0437-2816)
- Mathias Leonard
Institutions
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Medical Care Development International (US)
- National University of Equatorial Guinea (GQ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-08-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2024.107197
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.89
Funders
- Frontier Oil Corporation