How malaria spreads across rural and growing urban areas in Ethiopia
Malaria Epidemiology across Rural and Urban Landscapes in Ethiopia
This project looks at how malaria and the invading mosquito Anopheles stephensi spread across rural and fast-growing urban communities in Ethiopia to help protect people who live there.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of California-Irvine NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Irvine, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11399745 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
From your perspective, researchers will track where people get malaria and where different malaria-carrying mosquitoes are found across rural, peri-urban, and urban neighborhoods in Ethiopia. Teams will do local mosquito surveillance, map cases over time, and collect blood or other routine health data to measure infections and immunity. The project will compare places with and without targeted mosquito-control programs to see which approaches work best in urban settings. Findings will be combined with maps and models to guide cost-effective local prevention strategies.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are residents of selected rural, peri-urban, and urban communities in Ethiopia, especially in areas where Anopheles stephensi has been detected or is suspected.
Not a fit: People living outside the study communities or outside Ethiopia, or those not exposed to local malaria transmission, are unlikely to benefit directly from participation.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could guide targeted mosquito control and public-health measures that lower malaria infections in urban and rural Ethiopian communities.
How similar studies have performed: Prior surveillance and targeted vector-control programs have reduced malaria in many rural settings, but the spread of Anopheles stephensi and urban malaria is newer and needs more local evidence.
Where this research is happening
Irvine, United States
- University of California-Irvine — Irvine, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Yan, Guiyun — University of California-Irvine
- Study coordinator: Yan, Guiyun
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.