Malaria in Ethiopia's cities and nearby rural areas
Malaria Epidemiology across Rural and Urban Landscapes in Ethiopia
This project follows malaria infections and mosquito spread across Ethiopian cities and surrounding rural communities to find who is at risk, especially where the invading Anopheles stephensi mosquito has appeared.
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-11515811 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you live in Ethiopia, researchers will track malaria cases and mosquito populations in both cities and nearby rural areas to see where infections are happening and how risk changes over time. The team will map where the invasive Anopheles stephensi mosquito is spreading, collect health information and occasional blood samples from people with fever, and trap mosquitoes near homes to test them for infection. They will compare neighborhoods and towns and examine how current mosquito-control programs affect transmission in high-risk areas. The information will be used to design cost-effective malaria control strategies tailored to local urban vector ecology and risk patterns.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Residents of Ethiopian urban and nearby rural communities—especially people with recent fever or those living in neighborhoods where An. stephensi has been reported—are the most relevant candidates.
Not a fit: People living outside the project areas in Ethiopia or in regions where malaria is not transmitted are unlikely to receive direct benefit from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could help reduce malaria in Ethiopian cities by guiding targeted mosquito control and public health actions.
How similar studies have performed: Past surveillance and vector-control programs have cut rural malaria in many African regions, but focused work on urban transmission from An. stephensi is relatively new with limited prior 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.