PhD research: Macrocyclic lactones as an additional measure for malaria parasite and vector control in Ethiopia

Date
October 2019 to July 2024
Countries
Keywords
pharmacokinetics
malaria
pharmacodynamics
macrocyclic lactones
burden control
Institutions
Jimma University (Ethiopia)
Research fields
Agriculture and Food Sciences
Medicine and Health Sciences

Current malaria control measures have led to a change in vector comportment which brings a new challenge to target outdoor malaria transmission. Comparative efficacy and pharmacokinetic studies of different macrocyclic lactones (MLs) will be done in local cattle breeds targeting the vector
mosquitoes. Next, the MLs will be evaluated and compared regarding their sporontocidal and gametocytocidal effect on the malaria parasite.