5132.0 Malaria & Vector-Borne Diseases

Wednesday, November 2, 2011: 10:30 AM
Oral
This session provides an overvew of vector-borne disease prevention and control in the international setting.
Session Objectives: Describe advances in vector-borne disease prevention and control in international health
Moderator:
Jessica Keralis, MPH

10:30 AM
Sierra Leone – Home management of malaria with Artemisin Combination Therapy reduces child mortality
Lamin Kamara, CHO, CTCM&H, DCM&H and Jillian Scott, MPH
10:48 AM
Susceptibility status of An. gambiae.s.l to 7 different insecticides in 15 sites in Ethiopia
Alemayehu Tesfaye
11:06 AM
Understanding Acceptance and Rejection of Indoor Residual Spraying in Tanzania
Michelle Kaufman, PhD, Datius Rweyemamu, PhD, Jacob Macha, BA, Fabrizio Molteni, MD and Robert Ainslie, MA
11:24 AM
Cost-effectiveness of diagnosing and treating malaria symptomatically versus with rapid diagnostic tests in Saraya, southeastern Senegal
Demetri Blanas, MD-MPH candidate (MSIII) and Youssoupha Ndiaye, MD, MPH, PhD candidate
11:42 AM
Using Participatory Action Research to create campaigns to reduce the risk of contracting and spreading malaria, dengue and other influenza-like illnesses (ILIs) in Thailand and Laos border areas
Berengere De Negri, Robert Kelly, PhD and Tula Michaelides, MPH

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Organized by: International Health

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