A cross-sectional observational study investigating the association between sedges (swamp grasses, Cyperaceae) and the prevalence of immature malaria vectors in aquatic habitats along the shore of Lake Victoria, western Kenya

Name	World Continuing Education Alliance
Activity Title	A cross-sectional observational study investigating the association between sedges (swamp grasses, Cyperaceae) and the prevalence of immature malaria vectors in aquatic habitats along the shore of Lake Victoria, western Kenya
Details	Malaria, despite increased control efforts, is still among the leading human diseases in Africa. In 2018, 213 million people were infected and 380,000 died. With growing physiological and behavioural resistance of malaria vectors to insecticides. Malaria vector mosquitoes lay their eggs in standing water and grass-like (graminoid) plants that often dominate wetlands associated with high. We considered it plausible to hypothesize that there might be an association between chemical cues released by water-indicating plants that are used by gravid malaria vectors in search of suitable oviposition sites. Therefore, we implemented this study driven by the hypothesis that sedges (Cyperaceae) are associated with the presence and abundance of early instar. Swamp habitats are very common along lakeshores and serve as permanent or semi-permanent breeding sites for malaria vectorsn
Competence	Public Health
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Event Time	11:00 AM
Location	World Continuing Education Alliance eLearning System
Cost (UGX)	0
CPD Points	1