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ArticleCurrent research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases2025

The spatial heterogeneity of malaria transmission: An entomological investigation in a highly endemic setting of Burkina Faso.

Eleonora Perugini, Cristiana Poggi, Martina Micocci, Verena Pichler, Luca Nelli, Alessandra Della Torre, Wamdaogo M Guelbeogo, Marco Pombi

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Article in Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  1. Malaria Epidemiology andTropical medicine and infectious disease · 2026
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Eleonora PeruginiDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Cristiana PoggiDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Martina MicocciDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Verena PichlerUnicamillus- Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences, Rome, Italy.
Luca NelliSchool of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Alessandra Della TorreDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Wamdaogo M GuelbeogoCentre National de Recherche et Formation sur le Paludisme, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Marco PombiDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malaria hotspots are often observed at multiple spatial scales, shaped by environmental, entomological, and human factors. The dynamics underlying transmission heterogeneity remains poorly understood, limiting the effectiveness of locally tailored control strategies. This study investigates transmission spatial patterns in an ITN-covered Burkina Faso village, exploiting entomological predictors of exposure risk in relation to environmental factors. Pyrethrum spray collections were conducted in 59 houses across the north-west, east, and south areas of Goden village.

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Anopheles gambiae complexAnthropophilyEntomological indicesITNTransmission hotspot

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PMCPMC12341520

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