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Research aimed at poverty eradication that contributes to countermeasures against parasitic infections among ethnic minorities in southern Laos
Objectives
*Original title and text were machine translated from Japanese.
In this study, information obtained from field surveys and earth observation satellites will be used to clarify the infection risk factors for malaria and intestinal parasitic diseases among ethnic minorities in southern Laos. Furthermore, analysis will be done to determine whether climate change and deforestation are affecting parasitic infections.
In addition to ethnic disparities, parasitic infections such as malaria and intestinal parasitic diseases are prevalent in southern Laos, making eradication of poverty even more difficult. Furthermore, given the potential for climate change and deforestation to affect the distribution of parasitic infections, we need to reframe them as global rather than local issues. In other words, this is groundbreaking research that approaches global poverty issues and climate change adaptation from the perspective of infectious disease control.
Apr 2023 — Mar 2026
$34,916
