Sampling strategies for the evaluation and monitoring of vector control tools

疟疾感染和发病率在时间和空间上的分布各不相同。消除疟疾，实际上是更具成本效益的控制，需要更详细地描述这种变化并了解其驱动因素。学生将使用基因组学、空间统计学和流行病学抽样框架来了解马拉维疟疾传播热点的驱动因素。随着疟疾传播福尔斯下降，疾病负担的异质性变得更加明显。该项目将确定是什么驱动了这些异质性，目的是制定有针对性的干预措施，这是根除疾病工作的核心。学生将在一个领导非洲新型病媒控制工具实施和评估的小组内工作。此外，该项目将通过我们参与制定国家疟疾战略的妊娠期疟疾、知识转化和病媒控制工作组，直接影响马拉维的疟疾控制政策。

Malaria infections and morbidity are heterogeneously distributed across both time and space. Malaria elimination, and indeed more cost effective control, requires a more detailed description of this variation and an understanding of its drivers. The student will use genomics, spatial statistics and an epidemiological sampling framework to understand what drives hotspots of malaria transmission in Malawi.As malaria transmission falls heterogeneities in disease burden become more marked. This project will determine what drives these heterogeneities with an aim of developing targeted interventions which are central to disease eradication efforts. The student will work within a group who are leading the implementation and assessment of novel vector control tools in Africa. In addition project the will directly impact malaria control policy in Malawi though our participation in the Malaria in Pregnancy, Knowledge Translation and Vector control working groups which shape the National Malaria Strategy.