Last Updated: 09/03/2023
Spinosyns as endectocides for blocking transmission of malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases
Objectives
To determine the scope of a natural substance that, if ingested, makes an animal’s blood lethal to mosquito.
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Rationale and Abstract
Malaria is a disease caused by a parasite. It is transmitted by mosquitoes and kills 400,000 people annually. To prevent malaria we must stop transmission. We have discovered a natural substance that, if ingested, makes an animal’s blood lethal to at least one type of mosquito. It also kills the parasite. We aim to determine if it kills other key mosquito types and how it kills the parasite. We expect this study will lead to a pill that stops transmission of malaria and other tropical diseases.
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Date
Jan 2021 — Dec 2023
Total Project Funding
$557,028
Funding Details
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Australia, Australia
Grant number: 2002560
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