PhD research: Implementing endectocide treatment in rural Ethiopia in cattle as complementary malaria control tool

Date
October 2024 to September 2028
Countries
Category
Keywords
pharmacokinetics
malaria
on insecticide
Institutions
Jimma University (Ethiopia)
Research fields
Medicine and Health Sciences

This PhD proposal proposes implementing macrocyclic lactone treatment in cattle in rural Ethiopia as a malaria control tool, and thus decrease malaria-carrying mosquitoes indoors and outdoors, reduce human exposure to mosquito bites and parasites, and ultimately lower malaria incidence. In addition, in One Health approach the intervention significantly reduces the helminth infections and tick infestations and maintains animal health.