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
Indonesia
Kenya
Spatial Scales of Plasmodium Falciparum Generations; Implications for Elimination
Effect of price subsidies and testing information on demand for antimalarial drugs in Kenya
Innovative partnership to target antimalarial subsidies in the retail sector
Malaria chemoprevention in children with sickle cell anemia in Western Kenya
Innovative Partnership to Target antimalarial Subsidies in the Retail Sector
You get what you look for: emerging infections in a malaria-endemic zone
Establish Collaborations in Rwanda and Kenya on Translational Studies of Malaria
Developing a rapid assessment tool to identify bottlenecks to malaria prevention for elimination
Madagascar
Mali
Mozambique
Peru
Tanzania
Uganda
United States
Student Projects
Kenya
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Using short tandem repeat analysis to examine Anopheles biting patterns and efficacy of ITNs in preventing mosquito bites in Webuye, Kenya
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Evaluation of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) Use by Community Health Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study in western Kenya
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Using short tandem repeat analysis to examine Anopheles biting patterns and efficacy of ITNs in preventing mosquito bites in Webuye, Kenya
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The Use of Chemicals in Agriculture and Mosquito Response to Pyrethroids in Bungoma Sub-County, Western Kenya
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Identifying Environmental Variables of Mosquito Breeding Sites in Webuye of Western Kenya using LANDSAT Imagery and GIS
