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Catching Mosquitoes to Fight Malaria

Mosquito larvae caught in the field are kept in trays with water. They are fed with fish food until they turn into pupae, which will then be transferred in cages and fed with sugary water until they become adult.

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Catching mosquitoes to fight malaria in Ethiopia

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Unique Identifier Code / URN MSF241424

Date taken / Date Recorded 10/07/2018 12:00 AM

Country Ethiopia

Detailed location Gambella region, Ethiopia

Commissioning section MSF-NETHERLANDS

Photographer / videographer / producer Gabriele François Casini

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Project section OCA

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Maximum Size 7952px × 5304px 11.37 MB

Additional Information / Shotlist Malaria is endemic in several areas of Ethiopia but the Gambella region - on the border with South Sudan - presents a particularly high prevalence of the disease. In fact, out of the over 81,000 people that MSF treated for malaria in Ethiopia in 2017, over 72,000 were in Gambella. There, MSF provides medical services to about 800,000 people, half of which are South Sudanese refugees living in various camps across the region.

In an effort to reduce the amount of people who get infected with the parasite, MSF decided to conduct a rapid entomological assessment around Kule, Nguenyyiel and Tierkidi refugee camps to find out how to better protect the population from mosquitoes. Due to the living conditions, the camps’ population is particularly exposed to mosquitoes.

Jeanine Loonen is the MSF entomologist who carried out the study in partnership with the Ethiopian Public Health Institute.