LONGITUDINAL EVALUATION OF OCIMUM AND OTHER PLANTS EFFECTS ON THE FEEDING BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE OF MOSQUITOES (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) IN THE FIELD IN TANZANIA

Longitudinal evaluation of Ocimum and other plants effects on the feeding behavioral response of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the field in Tanzania

Abstract Background The use of repellent materials from plants against nuisance insects is common with great potential to compliment existing malaria control programmes and this requires evaluation in the field.Ocimum plant species, Ocimum suave (Willd) and O.kilimandscharicum (Guerke) materials and their essential oils extracted by steam distillat

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Immunoinformatics Design and Assessment of a Multiepitope Antigen (OvMCBL02) for Onchocerciasis Diagnosis and Monitoring

Onchocerciasis is a Neglected Tropical Disease that has a significant socioeconomic impact, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa.Numerous reports indicate that the Expanded Special Project for the Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases needs novel diagnostic tools KNIFE CARE before achieving its goal of successful elimination of onchocerciasis in A

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