The following is an overview of the research topics that MSc students have chosen:
2014
Five students were admitted, and are doing there research work on the following research topics
- Malaria vectors biting and resting behaviours, and insecticide susceptibility status in Sille village, south Ethiopia-ongoing
- The impact of screening doors and windows on entomological indices in malaria hot spot sites of Dilfana and Kulfo kebeles in Arba Minch town, southwestern Ethiopia: a randomised trial-ongoing
- Variation in malaria incidence and infectivity rates of vectors along the altitudinal gradients in Dirashe Woreda, South Ethiopia-ongoing
- Prevalence of cattle ticks and acaricides efficacy in Chano village of Arba Minch Zuria Woreda, southern Ethiopia-ongoing
- Malaria and traditional irrigation in Amaro–not started
2015
Nine students have completed their course-works, and have identified the following research topic:
- Ivermectin and control of malaria vector in relation to changing vectors behaviour–selected
- Evaluation of routine IRS vs standard IRS in community (residual effect, chemical analysis), IRS and feeding behaviour of vectors –selected (at least two students will work)
- Cutaneous leishmaniasis, the distribution of sand flies and hyrax vs caves
- Wall lining and malaria vector control (we need more support and other collaborating institutes) –selected
- Geographic variation of malaria vector species composition and infection rate–selected
- House modification and malaria vector control
- Tick and efficacy of Ivermectin and other acaricides
- Plants and malaria vector control (thermal expulsion and smoking study in the field)
- Evaluating the protective efficacy of existing housing structure and identifying the risk factors (we need more support and other collaborating institutes)–selected