Malaria

In 2010, malaria caused nearly 700,000 deaths worldwide, mostly among African children. Yet, the infectious disease is preventable and curable.

Malaria prevention, control and treatment are priorities for researchers at DGHI -- who are working across Africa and South America on various mmalaria projects. Some are studying the causes of fever with an emphasis on increasing accurate diagnoses and treatment for malaria. Others are working to develop a tool tailored to local need that scientists and public health officials can use to improve the effectiveness and safety of malaria control strategies. Yet, others are trying to understand the demographic, ecological and entomological drivers of malaria as they relate to migration and land use changes like deforestation.

Faculty Projects

China

• China’s Experiences in Control of Malaria, Schistosomiasis and Other NTDs: Relevant to LMICs through Distillation, Synthesis and Dissemination Approaches

  Kramer, Randall

Indonesia

• Study of the Tsunami Aftermath and Recovery

  Frankenberg, Elizabeth

Kenya

• Spatial Scales of Plasmodium Falciparum Generations; Implications for Elimination

  Prudhomme - O'Meara, Wendy

• Effect of price subsidies and testing information on demand for antimalarial drugs in Kenya

  Mohanan, Manoj

• Innovative partnership to target antimalarial subsidies in the retail sector

  Turner, Elizabeth

• Malaria chemoprevention in children with sickle cell anemia in Western Kenya

  Taylor, Steve

• Innovative Partnership to Target antimalarial Subsidies in the Retail Sector

  Turner, Elizabeth

• You get what you look for: emerging infections in a malaria-endemic zone

• Establish Collaborations in Rwanda and Kenya on Translational Studies of Malaria

  Taylor, Steve

• Developing a rapid assessment tool to identify bottlenecks to malaria prevention for elimination

  Prudhomme - O'Meara, Wendy

Madagascar

• Global Health and Conservation Biology in Northeastern Madagascar

  Nunn, Charles

Mali

• Impact of Sickle-Trait on Transcriptional Regulation in P. falciparum Parasites

  Taylor, Steve

Mozambique

• Pregnant women as a sentinel group for malaria surveillance in an era of changing malaria transmission

  Taylor, Steve

Peru

• Amarakaeri Communal Research -- Health and Environmental Impacts from Gas Extraction

  Pan, William

• Development of a Detection and Early Warning System for Malaria Risk in the Amazon

  Pan, William

• Population-environment Dynamics Influencing Malaria Risk in the Peruvian Amazon

  Pan, William

Tanzania

• Nitric Oxide and Microvascular Dysfunction in Severe Malaria

  Rubach, Matthew

• Implementation Science to Optimize Malaria Vector Control and Disease Management

  Kramer, Randall

Uganda

• Naama Community Health Collaboration

  Ariely, Sumedha

• Malaria Decision Analysis Support Tool: Evaluating Health, Social and Environmental Impacts and Policy Tradeoffs

  Kramer, Randall

United States

• International Partnership for Innovative Healthcare Delivery

  Udayakumar, Krishna

• Bloodborne tropical pathogen detection using multiple nanophotonic arrays

  Taylor, Steve

• Application of Integrated Strategy with Community-based Approaches and Strengthening Health System to Control Malaria Effectively in the Southern Tanzania

  Kramer, Randall

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Student Projects

Kenya

• Using short tandem repeat analysis to examine Anopheles biting patterns and efficacy of ITNs in preventing mosquito bites in Webuye, Kenya

• Using short tandem repeat analysis to examine Anopheles biting patterns and efficacy of ITNs in preventing mosquito bites in Webuye, Kenya

• Evaluation of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) Use by Community Health Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study in western Kenya

• The Use of Chemicals in Agriculture and Mosquito Response to Pyrethroids in Bungoma Sub-County, Western Kenya

• Identifying Environmental Variables of Mosquito Breeding Sites in Webuye of Western Kenya using LANDSAT Imagery and GIS

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