September 2010

Contribution of mosquito vectors in malaria transmission in an urban district of Southern Cameroon

  In order to observe the role of vectors in malaria transmission in an urban area, a 12-month longitudinal entomological survey was conducted from January to December 2007 at Ekombitié, a central district of Ebolowa, south Cameroon. Mosquitoes captured indoors by human volunteers were identified morphologically. Among the 14.468 mosquitoes captured, three vectors were...

Author(s): Eric Moise Bakwo Fils, Patrick Akono Ntonga, Philippe Belong and Jean Messi

September 2010

An assessment of microbial formulations of Bacillus thuringiensis and Bacillus sphaericus for the management of mosquito larvae causing malaria and filariasis

  Two biological formulations of microbial agents Bacillus thuringiensis and Bacillus sphaericus known by their trade names as Vectobac 12 AS and VectoLex CG (corn cob) granules, respectively were obtained from Abbott Laboratories of North Chicago, USA. The B. sphaericus formulation was used in trials against Culexmosquito larvae in choked gutters at Labadi, Ashaiman...

Author(s): Felix Jerry Akpabey and Michael Ocran