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Bioassays for the evaluation of the attractiveness of attractive targeted sugar bait (ATSB) against Anopheles mosquitoes in controlled semi-field systems
Published 2025-02-01“…Method Experiments were conducted in 2 × 5 × 2-m cages constructed within the semi-field systems (SFS) at Ifakara Health Institute, Bagamoyo, Tanzania. Male and female Anopheles gambiae s.s. and An. funestus s.s. mosquitoes were exposed to either 20% sucrose or different ASB station prototypes produced by Westham Co. in either (1) no-choice experiments or (2) choice experiments. …”
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The Use of Granular Cyclopentanone as Alternative to Artificial Source of Carbon Dioxide in Improved Passive Outdoor Host Seeking Device (POHD)
Published 2020-01-01“…Experiments were conducted against semifield reared An. arabiensis within the semifield system (SFS) at Ifakara Health Institute. Mosquitoes were tested against odor-baited POHDs augmented with yeast fermentation-produced CO2, granular cyclopentanone, attractive blends (Mbita or Ifakara), or their combinations. …”
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Passive Outdoor Host Seeking Device (POHD): Designing and Evaluation against Outdoor Biting Malaria Vectors
Published 2020-01-01“…Experiments were conducted using semifield reared An. arabiensis within the semifield system at Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) in southeastern Tanzania. These mosquitoes were exposed to Suna traps® baited with BG lures or source of light and augmented with carbon dioxide (CO2) in view of identifying best attractants necessary to improve attractiveness of designed POHD. …”
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Semifield Evaluation of Improved Passive Outdoor Host Seeking Device (POHD) for Outdoor Control of Anopheles arabiensis Mosquitoes
Published 2020-01-01“…The POHDs baited with attractive blends, carbon dioxide (CO2), and bendiocarb-treated electrostatic netting were placed either towards the top or bottom openings, and other modifications were exposed to An. arabiensis under the semifield system at Ifakara Health Institute (IHI). Each night, a total of 100 starved female, 3–7-day-old, semifield reared An. arabiensis mosquitoes were released, collected the next morning (alive or dead), counted, and recorded. …”
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Factors Contributing to Retention in Care and Treatment Adherence Among People Living With HIV Returning to Care in South-Eastern Tanzania: A Qualitative Study
Published 2025-02-01“…Francis Regional Referral Hospital, Morogoro, Tanzania; 6Benjamin Mkapa Foundation, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania; 7Department of Health Systems Management, Mzumbe University, Morogoro, Tanzania; 8Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, 4123, Switzerland; 9University of Basel, Basel, 4002, Switzerland; 10Public Health Department, The Kampala International University, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania; 11Division of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Basel, Basel, 4031, Switzerland; 1.Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Tanzania; 2.University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland; 3.Saint Francis Referral Hospital, Ifakara, Tanzania; 4.Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland; 5.University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; 6.Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand; 7.Division of Public Health, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; 8.Indiana University, Indianapolis, U.S.; 9.Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Switzerland; 10.Benjamin Mkapa Foundation, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 11.USAID Afya Yangu, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaCorrespondence: Hassan Matimbwa, Ifakara Health Institute, P.O. …”
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