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Targeting male mosquito mating behaviour for malaria control

Overview of attention for article published in Parasites & Vectors, June 2015
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Title
Targeting male mosquito mating behaviour for malaria control
Published in
Parasites & Vectors, June 2015
DOI 10.1186/s13071-015-0961-8
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Abdoulaye Diabate, Frédéric Tripet

Abstract

Malaria vector control relies heavily on the use of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) and Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS). These, together with the combined drug administration efforts to control malaria, have reduced the death toll to less than 700,000 deaths/year. This progress has engendered real excitement but the emergence and spread of insecticide resistance is challenging our ability to sustain and consolidate the substantial gains that have been made. Research is required to discover novel vector control tools that can supplement and improve the effectiveness of those currently available. Here, we argue that recent and continuing progress in our understanding of male mating biology is instrumental in the implementation of new approaches based on the release of either conventional sterile or genetically engineered males. Importantly, further knowledge of male biology could also lead to the development of new interventions, such as sound traps and male mass killing in swarms, and contribute to new population sampling tools. We review and discuss recent advances in the behavioural ecology of male mating with an emphasis on the potential applications that can be derived from such knowledge. We also highlight those aspects of male mating ecology that urgently require additional study in the future.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Mexico 1 <1%
Germany 1 <1%
Unknown 238 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 50 21%
Researcher 43 18%
Student > Bachelor 33 14%
Student > Master 32 13%
Student > Postgraduate 10 4%
Other 31 13%
Unknown 42 17%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 84 35%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 31 13%
Medicine and Dentistry 22 9%
Immunology and Microbiology 13 5%
Environmental Science 13 5%
Other 33 14%
Unknown 45 19%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 June 2015.
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#13,746,896
of 22,815,414 outputs
Outputs from Parasites & Vectors
#2,602
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#128,278
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Outputs of similar age from Parasites & Vectors
#56
of 120 outputs
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