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Epidemiology of malaria in selected urban, peri-urban and rural localities of east shewa zone, Ethiopia: implication for prevention, control and elimination
Objectives
The main objective of this project is to characterize the epidemiological and entomological characteristics of urban malaria in Ethiopia.
This objective will be achieved through:
- A historical description of malaria burden in urban settings of Ethiopia using surveillance data.
- Describing malaria prevalence among urban, neighbouring peri-urban and rural residents in Adama city and Metehara and Awash Sebat Kilo town.
- Assessing the risk factor for malaria infection in urban, peri-urban and rural settings of Adama city and Metehara town.
- Determining the characteristics of immature An. stephensi and Aedes vector habitats in urban, peri-urban and rural settings of Adama city and Metehara town.
- Characterizing the major malaria vectors and related entomological indices in urban, peri-urban and rural settings of Adama city and Metehara town.
Malaria control programs in Africa traditionally focus on rural settings, which is where most infections occur although malaria transmission is also a health concern in some urban settings. In 2015, 38% of Africans were living in urban settings; the number of Africans residing in urban areas is expected to double in the coming 25 years. Urban settings can be sinks of malaria transmission primarily associated with the importation of malaria from (rural) areas of intense transmission due to the movement of people at the urban-rural interface. With the adaptation of existing vectors to urban environments and emerging vectors such as Anopheles stephensi in urban areas, malaria transmission in urban settings is becoming more likely. Urban areas can thereby form foci of active malaria transmission.
May 2019 — Apr 2023
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