Table of Content
1. Integrated Vector Management
1.1 Vector Control and Intervention Trials
1.2 Vector Biology and Ecology
2. Insecticide Resistance
3. Impact of Climate Change on Vector-borne Diseases
4. Pesticide Management in Vector Control Practice
5. Epidemiology and Control of Malaria and NTDs
6. Systematic/narrative Review
1. Integrated Vector Management
1.1 VECTOR CONTROL AND INTERVENTION TRIALS
1 Kamaraju, R, Pant CS, Uragayala S, Baharia RK, Srivastava HC, Yadav RS (2025). Indoor residual spraying with Fludora Fusion for malaria control in pyrethroid-resistant areas of Gujarat, India: A community-randomized trial. Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2025, 9237780. https://doi.org/10.1155/jotm/9237780.
2 Garba A, Yadav RS, Guo J, Rollinson D, Madsen H (2024). Chemical control of snail vectors as an integrated part of a strategy for the elimination of schistosomiasis – a review of the state of knowledge and future needs. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2024, 9, 222. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed9090222.
3 van den Berg H, Sergio da Silva Bezerra H, Chanda E, Nagpal BN, Knox TB, Velayudhan R, Yadav RS (2021). Recent trends in global insecticide use for disease vector control and potential implications for resistance management. Scientific Report, 11:23867. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-03367-9.
4 Gichuki PM, Kamau L, Njagi K, Karoki S, Muigai N, Matoke-Muhia D, Bayoh N, Mathenge N, Yadav RS (2021). Bioefficacy and durability of Olyset® Plus, a permethrin and piperonyl butoxide-treated insecticidal net in a 3-year long trial in Kenya. Infect Dis Poverty 10, 135. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-021-00916-2.
5 Kamaraju R, Pant CS, Uragayala S, Baharia RK, Srivastava HC, Yadav RS (2021). Small-scale field evaluation of the entomological efficacy and the residual activity of Fludora® Fusion WP-SB indoor residual spraying against Anopheles culicifacies s.l. in Gujarat, India. Tropical Medicine & International Health, https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.13549.
6 Sharma SK, Yadav RS, Srivastava HC, Bhatt RM, Pant CS, Haque MA, Sreehari U, Raghavendra K (2021). Durability, household usage and washing pattern of DuraNet© and Interceptor® long-lasting insecticidal nets in long-term field trials in India. Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 58(3):219-227. https://doi.org/10.4103/0972-9062.328974.
7 Bayili, K., S. N’Do, R.S. Yadav, M. Namountougou, A. Ouattara, R. K. Dabiré, G. A. Ouédraogo, A. Diabaté (2019). Experimental hut evaluation of DawaPlus 3.0 LN and DawaPlus 4.0 LN treated with deltamethrin and PBO against free-flying populations of Anopheles gambiae s.l. in Vallée du Kou, Burkina Faso. PLoS ONE 14(12): e0226191. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226191.
8 Nagpal B.N., T.B. Knox, Risintha P, Yadav RS, Ghosh SK, Uragayala S, Valecha N, Christophel EM, Jamsheed M (2018). Strengthening of vector control in South-East Asia: Outcomes from a WHO regional workshop. J Vector Borne Dis., 55(4):247-257. doi: 10.4103/0972-9062.256559.
9 Matthews G. and R.S. Yadav (2016). Indoor residual spraying for mosquito control – the importance of training spray operators. International Pest Control, 58(2):84–85.
10 Djènontin A., C. Pennetier, B. Zogo, K.B. Soukou, M. Ole-Sangba, M. Akogbéto, F. Chandre, R. Yadav and V. Corbel (2014). Field efficacy of Vectobac GR as a mosquito larvicide for the control of anopheline and culicine mosquitoes in natural habitats in Benin, West Africa. PLoS ONE 9(2): e87934. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0087934.
11 Pennetier C., A. Bouraima, F. Chandre, M. Piameu, J. Etang, M. Rossignol, I. Sidick, B. Zogo, M.N. Lacroix, R. Yadav, O. Pigeon and V. Corbel (2013). Efficacy of Olyset Plus, a new long-lasting insecticidal net incorporating permethrin and piperonil-butoxide against multi-resistant malaria vectors. PLoS ONE 8(10): e75134. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075134.
12 Matthews, G.A., R.S. Yadav and M. Zaim (2012). Indoor residual spraying. International Pest Control, 54(6):20–21.
13 Haq, S. and R.S. Yadav (2011). Geographical distribution and evaluation of mosquito larvivorous potential of Aphanius dispar (Rüppell), a native fish of Gujarat, India. J Vector Borne Dis., 48(4): 236–241.
14 Malaviya, V.S., R. Kant, C.S. Pant, H.C. Srivastava and R.S. Yadav (2006). Community based integrated malaria control with reference to involvement of social forestry activities: An experience. Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 31(4): 2006.
15 Yadav R.S. (2006). Community randomized trial for malaria control using a native fish– Aphanius dispar. NIMR Newsletter 1: 5-6.
16 Srivastava H.C., G.P. Kumar, A. Hassan, M. Dabhi, C.S. Pant and R.S. Yadav (2005). Evaluation of possible health effects of pyrethroid insecticides, bifenthrin 10% WP and deltamethrin 25% WG, on spraymen exposed in a field trial in India. Bull. Environmental Contam. and Toxicology, 75:413-420.
17 Haq S., R.M. Bhatt, K.G. Vaishnav and R.S. Yadav (2004). Field evaluation of biolarvicides in Surat city, India. J. Vector Borne Dis., 41: 61-66.
18 Yadav, R.S., H.C. Srivastava, T. Adak, N. Nanda, B.R. Thapar, C.S. Pant, M. Zaim and S.K. Subbarao (2003). House-scale evaluation of bifenthrin indoor residual spraying for malaria vector control in India. J. Med. Entomol., 40(1): 58-63.
19 Haq, S., R.S. Yadav and V.K. Kohli (2003). Developing larvivorous fish network for mosquito control in urban areas: A case study. ICMR Bulletin, 33(7):69-73.
20 Haq, S., R.S. Yadav, D.H. Bhatt and G. Kurien (2002). Manual on the Use of Larvivorous Fish for Mosquito Control (in Gujarati). Department of Health, Government of Gujarat Press, Gandhinagar.
21 Yadav, R.S., V.P. Sharma and A.K. Upadhyay (1997). Field trial of Bacillus sphaericus strain B-101 (serotype H5a, 5b) against filariasis and Japanese encephalitis vectors in India. J. Am. Mosq. Cont. Assoc., 13 (2): 158-163.
22 Haq, S., R.S. Yadav and A.P. Dash. Composite fish culture with larvivorous fishes and environmental interventions for vector control. Pp. 112-120. In Women and Health Care: Initiatives in Vector Control Through Community Mobilization. Eds. VP Sharma, P. Vasudevan, S. Satya & V. Sharma. IIT, New Delhi.
23 Haq, S. and R.S. Yadav (1997). Fish fauna of district Raigad, Maharashtra with particular reference to mosquito larvivorous species. Indian J. Malariol. 34 (4): 213-216.
24 Padhan, K., R.S. Yadav and V.P. Sharma (1995). Reproductive biology of mosquito larvivorous fish guppy, Poecilia reticulata Peters Indian J. Exp. Biol., 33:440-443.
25 Chand, S.K. and R.S. Yadav (1994). Use of Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters) in controlling mosquito breeding in cowdung pits. pp. 115-120. In Larvivorous Fishes of Inland Ecosystems, V.P. Sharma and A. Ghosh eds. (Malaria Research Centre, Delhi).
26 Yadav, R.S. and M.K. Das (1994). Role of Danio and Oryzias fishes in the control of mosquito breeding in rice fields, pp. 61-68. In Larvivorous Fishes of Inland Ecosystems, V.P. Sharma and A. Ghosh eds. (Malaria Research Centre, Delhi).
27 Yadav, R.S., K. Padhan and V.P. Sharma (1992). Fishes of district Sundargarh, Orissa, with special reference to their potential in mosquito control. Indian J. Malariol., 29 (4): 225-233.
28 Saxena, S.C. and R.S. Yadav (1986). A preliminary laboratory evaluation of an extract of leaves of Delonix regia Raf. as a disruptor of insect growth and development. Tropical Pest Management, 32 (1): 58-59.
29 Sharma, R.C., R.S. Yadav and V.P. Sharma (1985). Field trials on application of expanded polystyrene (EPS) beads in mosquito control. Indian J. Malariol., 22 (2): 107-109.
30 Yadav, R.S. and S.C. Saxena (1984). Field evaluation of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis against the larvae of Culex quinquefasciatus Say. Pestology, 8 (7): 29-30.
31 Yadav, R.S. and S.C. Saxena (1984). Safety evaluation of microbial insecticide (Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis) on non-target animals. Pestology, 8 (8): 37-40.
32 Saxena, S.C. and R.S. Yadav (1983). A new plant extract to suppress the population of yellow fever and dengue vector Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae). Current Science, 52 (15): 713-715.
33 Saxena, S.C. and R.S. Yadav (1982). New mosquito larvicides from indigenous plants Delonix regia and Oligochaeta ramosa. Ad. Bios., 1 (1): 92-94.
34 Nagpal B.N., T.B. Knox, P. Risintha, R.S. Yadav, S. K. Ghosh, S. Uragayala, N. Valecha, E.M. Christophel, M. Jamsheed (2018). Strengthening of vector control in South-East Asia: Outcomes from a WHO regional workshop. J Vector Borne Dis., 55(4):247-257. https://doi.org/10.4103/0972-9062.256559.
35 Korgaonkar, N.S., A. Kumar, R.S. Yadav, D. Kabadi, and A.P. Dash (2012). Mosquito biting activity on humans & detection of Plasmodium falciparum infection in Anopheles stephensi in Goa, India. Indian Journal of Medical Research, 135: 120-126. https://doi.org/10.4103/0971-5916.93434.
36 Bhatt, R.M., H.C. Srivastava, Rajnikant and R.S. Yadav (2008). Dynamics of Anopheles culicifacies transmitted malaria in the absence of effective zooprophylaxis in a riverine settlement in Gujarat, India. Current Science, 95(1): 82-87. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24103281.
37 Korgaonkar, N. S., A. Kumar, R.S. Yadav, D. Kabadi and A.P. Dash (2008). Sampling of adult mosquito vectors with Mosquito Magnet™ pro in Panaji, Goa, India. J. Am. Mosq. Cont. Assoc., 24(4): 604-607.
38 Sumodan, P. K., A. Kumar and R.S. Yadav (2004). Resting behaviour and malaria vector incrimination of Anopheles stephensi in Goa, India. J. Am. Mosq. Cont. Assoc., 20(3):317-318.
39 Nanda, N., R.S. Yadav, S.K. Subbarao, H. Joshi and V.P. Sharma (2000). Studies on Anopheles fluviatilis and Anopheles culicifacies in relation with malaria in forest and deforested riverine ecosystems in northern Orissa, India. J. Amer. Mosq. Contr. Assoc., 16(3): 199-205.
40 Yadav R.S., V.P. Sharma and S.K. Chand (1997). Mosquito breeding and resting in tree holes in a forest ecosystem in Orissa. Indian J. Malariol., 34 (l):8-16.
41 Nanda, N., H. Joshi, S.K. Subbarao, R.S. Yadav, R.P. Shukla, V.K. Dua and V.P. Sharma (1996). Anopheles fluviatilis complex: Host feeding patterns of species S, T, and U. J. Am. Mosq. Cont. Assoc., 12 (1): 147-149.
42 Subbarao, S.K., N. Nanda, K. Vasantha, V.K. Dua, M.S. Malhotra, R.S. Yadav and V.P. Sharma (1994). Cytogenetic evidence for three sibling species in Anopheles fluviatilis (Diptera: Culicidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am., 87 (1): 116-121.
43 Chand, S.K., R.S. Yadav and V.P. Sharma (1993). Seasonality of indoor resting mosquitoes in a broken-forest ecosystem of north-western Orissa. Indian J. Malariol., 30: 145-154.
44 Yadav, R.S., R. C. Sharma, R.M. Bhatt and V.P. Sharma (1989). Studies on the anopheline fauna of Kheda district and species-specific breeding habitats. Indian J. Malariology, 26 (2): 65- 74.
45 Bhatt, R.M., R. C. Sharma, R.S. Yadav and V.P. Sharma (1989). Resting of mosquitoes in outdoor pit shelters in Kheda, Gujarat. Indian J. Malariol., 26 (2): 75-81.
46 Verma V, Kumar A, Kumar A, Dwivedi GR, Mishra N, Misra BR, Singh PK, Tripathi PK, Raghavendra K, Kannan T, Baruah K, Yadav RS, Jain T, Rahi M. Insecticide susceptibility of Phlebotomus argentipes and residual action of alpha-cypermethrin in India: A multicenter study. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 114(5) 2026, 889–898. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.25-0497.
47 Vincent Corbel, Mara D. Kont, Martha Liliana Ahumada, […] and Rajpal S. Yadav (2023). A new WHO bottle bioassay method to assess the susceptibility of mosquito vectors to public health insecticides: results from a WHO-coordinated multi-centre study. Parasites Vectors 16, 21. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05554-7.
48 Roy L, Uranw S, Cloots K, Smekens T, Kiran U, Pyakurel UR, Das ML, Yadav RS, Van Bortel W (2022). Susceptibility status of the wild-caught Phlebotomus argentipes (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae), the sand fly vector of visceral leishmaniasis, to different insecticides in Nepal. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 16(7): e0010304. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010304.
49 Dinesh DS, Hassan F, Kumar V, Kesari S, Topno RK, Yadav RS (2021). Insecticide susceptibility of Phlebotomus argentipes sandflies, vectors of visceral leishmaniasis in India. Tropical Medicine & International Health, 26(7):823–828. https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.13576.
50 Yadav RS, Raghavendra K, Velamuri PS, Verma V, Uragayala S (2020). Insecticide resistance in vectors of malaria in India and its management, pp. 129–148. In Vector Biology and Control – An Update for Malaria Elimination Initiative in India, ed. Vas Dev, 2020. Allahabad, India: National Academy of Sciences. Available: http://nasi.nic.in/BCIL%20Vector%20Biology%20PDF_%2014th%20Aug%202020.pdf
51 Dhiman R.C., R.S. Yadav (2016). Insecticide resistance in phlebotomine sandflies in Southeast Asia with emphasis on the Indian subcontinent. Infectious Diseases of Poverty 5:106. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-016-0200-3 .
52 Chand, S.K. and R.S. Yadav (1991). Insecticide susceptibility of mosquito vectors in Sundargarh district, Orissa. Indian J. Malariol., 28 (1): 65-68.
53 Baeza A., M. J. Bouma, R.C. Dhiman, E. B. Baskerville, P. Ceccato, R.S. Yadav and M. Pascual (2013). Long-lasting transition toward sustainable elimination of desert malaria under irrigation development. PNAS, 110(37):15157–15162. www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1305728110.
54 Laneri, K., A. Bhadra, E.L. Ionides, M. Bouma, R.C. Dhiman, R.S. Yadav, M. Pascual (2010). Forcing versus feedback: epidemic malaria and monsoon rains in NW India. PLoS Computational Biology, 6(9): e1000898. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000898.
55 Srivastava, H. C., R.M. Bhatt, R. Kant, R. S. Yadav (2009). Malaria associated with the construction of the Sardar Sarovar Project for water-resources development, in Gujarat, India. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology, 103 (7): 653-657. https://doi.org/10.1179/000349809x12502035776199.
56 Srivastava, H.C. and R.S. Yadav (2000). Malaria outbreak in a tribal area of Gujarat state, India. South-East Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 31 (2): 219-224. PMID: 11127317.
57 Srivastava, H.C., C.S. Pant, G. Kurien, U. Sreehari and R.S. Yadav (2011). Malaria in seasonal migrant population in Southern Gujarat, India. Tropical Biomedicine, 28(3): 638–645.
4. Pesticide Management in Vector Control Practice
58 Van den Berg H, Amwele HR, Brooke BD, Fortelius LE, Jain T, Parakrama Karunaratne S H P, Munyinda NS, Rubio-Palis Y, Yadav RS, Kleinschmidt I. DDT: last mile in the global phase-out of its use for disease vector control? Lancet Planetary Health, 2025, Vol. 9(8), 101283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanplh.2025.06.007.
59 van den Berg H., Baogen G., Grenier G., Kohlschmid E., Al-Eryani S., Bezerra H., Nagpal B.N., Chanda E., Gasimov E., Velayudhan R., Yadav R.S. (2020). Pesticide lifecycle management in agriculture and public health: Where are the gaps? Science of the Total Environment, 742 (2020) 140598. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140598.
60 van den Berg H, da Silva Bezerra HS, Chanda E, Al-Eryani S, Nagpal BN, Gasimov E, Velayudhan R, Yadav RS (2021). Management of insecticides for use in disease vector control: a global survey. BMC Infectious Diseases, 21:468. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06155-y.
61 van den Berg H, Velayudhan R, Yadav RS (2021). Management of insecticides for use in disease vector control: Lessons from six countries in Asia and the Middle East. PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 15(4): e0009358. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009358.
62 van den Berg H, R.S. Yadav, M. Zaim (2015) Setting International Standards for the Management of Public Health Pesticides. PLoS Medicine 12(5): e1001824. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001824.
63 van den Berg, H., M. Zaim, R.S. Yadav, A. Soares, B. Ameneshewa, A. Mnzava, J. Hii, A.P. Dash, M. Ejov (2012). Global trends in the use of insecticides to control vector-borne diseases. Environmental Health Perspectives, 120(4). https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104340.
64 Mnzava, A., M. Zaim, R.S. Yadav, S. Elkhalifa, J. Mahjour (2012). Management of the use of public health pesticides in the face of the increasing burden of vector-borne diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 18(1): 70–76.
65 Matthews, G., M. Zaim, R.S. Yadav, A. Soares, J. Hii, B. Ameneshewa, A. Mnzava, A.P. Dash, M. Ejov, S.H. Tan, H. van den Berg (2011). Status of legislation and regulatory control of public health pesticides in countries endemic with or at risk of major vector-borne diseases. Environmental Health Perspectives, 119 (11): 1517-1522. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1103637.
66 van den Berg, H., J. Hii, A. Soares, A. Mnzava, B. Ameneshewa, A.P. Dash, M. Ejov, S. H. Tan, G. Matthews, R. S. Yadav, M. Zaim (2011). Status of pesticide management in the practice of vector control: a global survey in countries at risk of malaria or other major vector-borne diseases. Malaria Journal, 10:125. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-10-125
67 Yadav, R.S., and M. Zaim (2010). WHO Pesticide Evaluation Scheme – 50 Years of contribution to global public health. Guest article: Plasmodium: 3-5, July 2010.
68 Matthews, G., S.H. Tan, H. van der Berg, B. Ameneshewa, A. Mnzava, A.P. Dash, J. Hii, K. Aultman, R.S. Yadav, M. Zaim (2010). Problems confronting management of public health pesticides. International Pest Control, 52(5):250–254.
69 Satpathy S.K., P.K. Tyagi, B.S. Das, P. Srivastava and R.S. Yadav (1997). Evaluation of possible toxic effects of cyfluthrin during short-term, relevant community exposure. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 59 (5): 681-687.
70 Yadav R.S., S.K. Satpathy, P.K. Tyagi, B.S. Das and P. Srivastava (1996). Studies of possible side-effects of using cyfluthrin-treated bednets. Annals Trop. Med. Parasitol., 90 (4): 436.
5. Epidemiology and Control of Malaria and NTDs
71 Puwar, T., J.K. Sheth, V. Kohli, R. Yadav (2010). Prevalence of chikungunya in the city of Ahmedabad, India, during the 2006 outbreak: A community-based study. Dengue Bulletin, 34: 40-45.
72 Dash A.P., R.S. Yadav (2008). Insecticide treated nets – technological and operational challenges. Indian Journal of Medical Research, 128(3): 231-232.
73 Srivastava, H.C., R.S. Yadav, H. Joshi, N. Valecha, P.K. Mallick, S.K. Prajapati, A.P. Dash (2008). Therapeutic responses of Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum to chloroquine, in an area of western India where P. vivax predominates. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 102(6):471- 480.
74 Yadav R.S. (2007). Insecticide Treated Nets for Prevention of Vector Borne Diseases, Pp. 90-99. In Women and Health Care: Initiatives in Vector Control Through Community Mobilization. Eds. VP Sharma, P. Vasudevan, S. Satya & V. Sharma. IIT, New Delhi.
75 Prajapati S.K., H. Joshi, N. Valecha, A.M. Reetha, A. Eapen, A. Kumar, M.K. Das, R.S. Yadav, M.A. Rizvi and A.P. Dash (2007). Allelic polymorphism in the Plasmodium vivax dihydrofolate reductase gene among Indian field isolates. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 13 (3), 331–334.
76 Prajapati S.K., A. Verma, T. Adak, R.S. Yadav, A. Kumar, A. Eapen, M.K. Das, N. Singh, S.K. Sharma, M.A. Rizvi, A.P. Dash and H. Joshi (2006). Allelic dimorphism of Plasmodium vivax gam-1 in the Indian subcontinent. Malaria Journal, 5:90. doi:10.1186/1475-2875-5-90.
77 Bhatt, R.M., R.S. Yadav, T. Adak and C.J. Babu (2005). Persistence and wash-resistance of insecticidal efficacy of nettings treated with deltamethrin tablet formulation (K-O TAB®) against malaria vectors in India. J. Am. Mosq. Cont. Assoc., 21(1): 54-58.
78 Dunne MW, Singh N, Shukla M, Valecha N, Bhattacharya PC, Patel K, Mohapatra MK, Lakhani J, Devi CU, Adak T, Dev V, Yadav RS, Lele C, Patki K (2005). A double-blind, randomized study of Azithromycin compared to chloroquine for the treatment of Plasmodium vivax malaria in India. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 73(6): 1108-1111.
79 Valecha N, Singh N, Yadav RS, Dev V, Aggarwal A, Subbarao SK (2003). Field evaluation of OptiMAL48 rapid malaria diagnostic test in India. Acta Parasitologica, 48(3): 229-232.
80 Yadav, R. S., R.M. Bhatt, V.K. Kohli and V.P. Sharma (2003). The burden of malaria in Ahmedabad city, India- a retrospective analysis of reported cases and deaths. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 97(8): 793-802.
81 Yadav, R.S. and S. K. Ghosh (2002). Radical curative efficacy of five-day regimen of primaquine for the treatment of Plasmodium vivax malaria in India. Journal of Parasitology, 88: 1042-44.
82 Yadav R.S., T.R.R. Sampath and V.P. Sharma (2001). Deltamethrin treated bednets for control of malaria transmitted by Anopheles culicifacies (Diptera: Culicidae) in India. J. Med. Entomol., 38(5): 613-622.
83 Sampath, T.R.R., R.S. Yadav and S.K. Ghosh (2000). Use of pyrethroid treated bednets in malaria control in Orissa, India. In Recent Trends in Combating Mosquitoes (eds. S. John William and S. Vincent), Loyola College, Chennai, pp. 145-155.
84 Sampath, T.R.R., R.S. Yadav, V.P. Sharma and T. Adak (1998). Evaluation of lambda-cyhalothrin impregnated bednets in a malaria endemic area of India. Part 1. Implementation and acceptability of the trial. J. Am. Mosq. Control Assoc., 14(4): 431-436.
85 Sampath, T.R.R., R.S. Yadav, V.P. Sharma and T. Adak (1998). Evaluation of lambda-cyhalothrin impregnated bednets in a malaria endemic area of India. Part 2. Impact on malaria vectors. J. Am. Mosq. Control Assoc., 14(4):437-443.
86 Yadav, R.S., T.R.R. Sampath, V.P. Sharma, T. Adak and S.K. Ghosh (1998). Evaluation of lambda-cyhalothrin impregnated bednets in a malaria endemic area of India. Part 3. Effects on malaria incidence and clinical measures. J. Am. Mosq. Control Assoc., 14(4): 444-450.
87 Pant, C.S., H.C. Srivastava, and R.S. Yadav (1998). Prevalence of malaria and ABO blood groups around a sea-port area in Raigad, Maharashtra. Indian. J. Malariol. 35: 225-227.
88 Yadav, R.S. and V.P. Sharma (1997). Global experiences on insecticide treated mosquito nets and other materials for personal protection and control of vector-borne diseases. J. Parasitic Diseases, 21:123-130.
89 Yadav, R.S. (1997). Trials of Insecticide Treated Mosquito Nets in Orissa, India. In Approaches to Increasing the Use of Insecticide Treated Mosquito Nets in Orissa, India (eds. Alison D. Rath and Ian Pett, British Council Division, New Delhi, India).
90 Yadav, R.S., V.P. Sharma and H.C. Srivastava (1997). Field evaluation of an antigen detection immunochromatographic test for diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in India. Tropical Medicine, 39 (2): 45-49.
91 Sharma, V.P., R.S. Yadav, M.A. Ansari, V. Dev and N. Singh (1996). Insecticide-treated bednets and curtains to control malaria in India. Annals Trop. Med. Parasitol., 90 (4): 435.
92 Ghosh, S.K. and R.S. Yadav (1995). Naturally acquired concomitant infections of bancroftian filariasis and human plasmodia in Orissa. Indian J. Malariol., 32: 32-36.
93 Sharma, V.P. and R.S. Yadav (1995). Impregnating mosquito nets with cyfluthrin. Study in the mining settlements of Orissa, India, to control malaria. Public Health, 12: 9-17.
94 Ghosh, S.K., R.S. Yadav, B.S. Das and V.P. Sharma (1995). Influence of nutritional and haemoglobin status on malaria infection in children. Indian J. Pediatrics, 62: 321-326.
95 Yadav, R.S., S.K. Ghosh and V.P. Sharma (1995). Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistant Plasmodium falciparum in a malaria endemic zone of India. Mosq. Borne Dis. Bull., 12 (1): 7-9.
96 Biswas, S., D.N. Rao, A. Roy, R.S. Yadav, S.K. Ghosh and L. Kabilan (1995). Humoral immune responses to the Plasmodium falciparum antigen Pfl55 RESA in adults with differential clinical conditions from an Indian zone where malaria is endemic. Southeast Asian J. Trop. Med. Public Health, 26(2): 219-227.
97 Kabilan, L., V.P. Sharma, P. Kaur, S.K. Ghosh, R.S. Yadav and V.S. Chauhan (1994). Cellular and humoral immune responses to well defined blood stage antigens (major merozoite surface antigen) of Plasmodium falciparum in adults from an Indian zone where malaria is endemic. Infection and Immunity, 62 (2): 685-691.
98 Yadav, R.S. and R.R. Sampath (1993). Pyrethroid impregnated bednets and bioenvironmental approach for control of malaria in Orissa with special reference to community participation and intersectoral cooperation. In Community Participation in Malaria Control (V.P. Sharma ed., Malaria Research Centre, ICMR, Delhi) pp. 259-281.
99 Yadav, R.S., P. Pradhan and D.M. Padhi (1993). Community awareness on controlling mosquito-borne diseases: Results of a cross-sectional study in Orissa. In Community Participation in Malaria Control. V.P. Sharma ed. (Malaria Research Centre, ICMR Delhi) pp. 43-57.
100 Ghosh, S.K., R.S. Yadav and V.P. Sharma (1992). Sensitivity status of Plasmodiurn falciparum to Chloroquine, Amodiaquine, Quinine, Mefloquine and Sulfadoxine/ Pyrimethamine in a tribal population of district Sundargarh, Orissa. Indian J. Malariol., 29 (4): 211-218.
101 Yadav, R.S., S. K. Ghosh, S. K. Chand and A. Kumar (1991). Prevalence of malaria and economic loss in two major iron ore mines in Sundargarh district, Orissa. Indian J. Malariol., 28 (2): 105-113.
102 Yadav R.S. (1991). Malaria in the mining settlements of Orissa. ICMR Bull., 21 (1): 1-6.
103 Yadav, R.S., V.P. Sharma, S.K. Ghosh and A. Kumar (1990). Quartan malaria- an investigation on the incidence of Plasmodium malariae in Bisra PHC, District Sundargarh, Orissa. Indian J. Malariol., 27 (2): 85-94.
105 Taylor R, Messenger LA, Abeku T, Clarke S, Yadav RS, Lines J. Invasive Anopheles stephensi in Africa: insights from Asia (2024). Trends in Parasitology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2024.06.008.
106 Msellemu D, Tanner M, Yadav RS, Moore SJ (2024). Occupational exposure to malaria, leishmaniasis and arbovirus vectors in endemic regions: A systematic review. Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, 6, 100185 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpvbd.2024.100185.
107 Tilak R, Anand V, Gupte MD, Devarakonda R, Yadav RS (2024). Re-emergence of scrub typhus as a public health problem in India: its spatial and temporal distribution based on analysis of 15-year data of the National Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme. J Comm Dis. 56 (2): 70–93. https://doi.org/10.24321/0019.5138.202440.
108 Van den Berg H, Bashar K, Chowdhury R, Bhatt RM, [….], Yadav RS (2024). Perceived needs of disease vector control programs: A review and synthesis of (sub) national assessments from South Asia and the Middle East. PLOS Negl Trop Dis PLoS Negl Trop Dis 18(4):e0011451. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011451.
109 Yadav R.S. and S. Haq. Role of fishes in vector-borne disease control in South-East Asia (2017). In Water and Sanitation, eds. V.P. Sharma and K.J. Nath, National Academy of Sciences, India. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3745-7_14.
Contributed to the following WHO systematic review/technical reports related to aircraft disinsection:
Effectiveness of disinsection of conveyances to prevent or reduce the spread of mosquito vectors via international travel: evidence reviews. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2024 (https://doi.org/10.2471/B09173).
Vector surveillance and control at points of entry and onboard conveyances: meeting report, 19 and 21 November and 10-11 December 2024. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2025 (https://doi.org/10.2471/B09510. [Chaired these meetings].
1. National Plan for Integrated Vector Management for Egypt, 2026–2030 (2025).
2. Integrated Vector Management Strategic Plan for Qatar, 2024–2030 (2024).
3. National Strategic Plan for the Prevention and Control of Dengue in Sri Lanka, 2024–2030 (202 4).
4. Framework for Implementing Integrated Vector Management (IVM) at District Level in the South-East Asia Region – A step-by-step approach, SEARO, 2008 (https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/205112).
5. Yadav, R.S. (2007). Technical assistance on implementation of integrated vector management, 2 July – 29 September 2007. Doc. SEA-MAL-253, 2008.
6. Yadav, R.S. (2005). Regional Framework for an Integrated Vector Management Strategy for the South-East Asia Region, SEA-VBC-86, 2005.
7. Yadav, R. S. (2001). Use of larvivorous fish for control of malaria in the countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Report of WHO Consultancy Assignment, 14 Sept.–3 Nov. 2001, WHO/ EMRO, Cairo (published as EMRO doc: http://applications.emro.who.int/dsaf/dsa205.pdf).
8. Yadav, R. S. (2001). Use of larvivorous fish for control of malaria in Somalia. Report of WHO Consultancy Assignment, 16–23 October 2001, WHO/EMRO, Cairo.
9. Yadav, R. S. (2001). Use of larvivorous fish for control of malaria in Yemen. Report of WHO Consultancy Assignment, 30 September–8 October 2001, WHO/EMRO, Cairo.
10. Yadav, R. S. (2001). Guidelines for development of protocols for evaluation of the efficacy of insecticide treated nets against malaria and their operational feasibility and sustainability in the Southeast Asian countries. WHO/SEARO, New Delhi, APW Report, December 2001.
11. Yadav, R. S. (2000). Technical Overview on Malaria Surveillance Systems and Laboratory Diagnosis in India. Technical report, USAID-Environment Health Programme Inter-country Workshop on Cross-border Issues in Malaria, Kala-azar and Japanese Encephalitis Prevention and Control, Hetauda, Nepal, 24–28 July 2000.