Mosquito Killer in Ethiopia

Médecins Sans Frontières does not currently accept donations through this site. In 2016 alone, 216 million people were diagnosed with malaria, and 445,000 died from the disease. This is evidenced by the WHO data. Malaria is a parasitic disease. It is caused by pathogenic protozoa carried by mosquitoes. The symptoms of the disease are similar to the common flu: muscle and headaches, fever. But unlike regular flu, malaria progresses very quickly and can be fatal if left untreated. Malaria is endemic in several areas of Ethiopia, but the incidence is particularly high in the Gambella region, which borders South Sudan. In 2017 in Ethiopia, of the more than 81,000 MSF patients with malaria, more than 72,000 were from Gambella. Here, Médecins Sans Frontières provides access to medical care for about 800,000 people, about half of whom are refugees from South Sudan who live in camps scattered throughout the region. MSF has decided to conduct operational entomological research in the Kule, Ngueniel and Tierkidi refugee camps to reduce th Mosquito Killer in Ethiopia e incidence of malaria and understand how best to protect people from mosquitoes. Because living conditions in refugee camps are harsh, their populations are particularly vulnerable to disease. By Janine Loonen, MSF entomologist who conducted the study in collaboration with the Institute of Public Health in Ethiopia. The work I am currently doing in Ethiopia is a quick assessment of the entomological aspect of the situation in the Kule, Tierkidi and Nguyeniel refugee camps, where MSF projects are working. Our goal is to determine which mosquitoes - especially malaria - live in the area and to test how susceptible they are to the insecticides that MSF is using to control malaria vectors. Once the study is complete, we will be able to adjust malaria vector control protocols and determine which types of insecticides to use, as different types of mosquitoes are sensitive to different types of mosquitoes. In addition, some types of mosquitoes bite people mainly in houses, indoors, while others live outside. This must be taken into account when carrying out pest control. To find out what species of mosquitoes are found in the study area, we place special traps in it (they are called CDC light traps). In our case, traps are placed at different points in each of the refugee camps. We set traps next to beds: sleeping people will attract mosquitoes, but a trap equipped with a light bulb and a fan will suck in insects. The next morning, we collect the traps and take them to the laboratory, where, using microscopes, we examine the mosquitoes caught during the night. So far, we have identified three types of mosquitoes in the Gambella area: However, the presence of a particular type of mosquito does not necessarily mean that a particular parasite or virus is spreading. This will be determined at a later stage by molecular analysis of mosquitoes, which will be carried out in Europe. DETERMINATION OF INSECTICIDE EFFICIENCY Samples of mosquito larvae should be collected from breeding sites near refugee camps. In our laboratory, we grow adults from larvae. First, we place the larvae in containers of water and feed them with fish food until they turn into pupae. Then we move them into small cups, which we place in special trap cages. In about two days, the pupae in these trap cages will develop into adult mosquitoes, which will be used for two different studies. The first is a biological analysis of insect susceptibility to insecticides, which is also called the "WHO test in a test tube." During the study, mosquitoes are placed in test tubes for an hour, where a piece of paper soaked in insecticide is located, and then transplanted into clean test tubes. As a result, we see how many insects died and how many survived, which helps to understand how effective a particular insecticide is. The second study, the WHO Flask Test, is used to test pest exposure to insecticide-soaked mosquito nets and other treated surfaces. Here we check the effectiveness of treating pests with one or another insecticide on nets and other surfaces, for example, walls. The study will test 14 different types of insecticides. By the way! These trap cages were made by my father and sister. Typically, I need two suitcases full of equipment and supplies to do this kind of research. Therefore, I was looking for something lightweight, suitable in the field. My dad and sister talked to me and they helped me make lightweight and durable trap cag https://jiji.com.et/53-mosquito-killer