Investigators
- John Ohiolei (The Kids Research Institute Australia & Curtin University)
- Prof Nick Golding (The Kids Research Institute Australia & The University of Western Australia)
- Prof Benjamin Phillips (Curtin University)
Partners
The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Project description
Malaria remains one of the leading causes of death, particularly in Africa and among children. In addition to the changing complex behaviour of native malaria vectors in Africa, a new vector with urban transmission capabilities has invaded the region, threatening to amplify transmission and consequently, the disease burden. The goal for this project is to develop a computational (individual-based) model to simulate the invasion dynamics from Asia to Africa and evaluate the impact of potential intervention strategies in slowing or halting its spread across the malaria-burdened region.
External collaborators
MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, UK
Funders
This project is supported by an Australian Research Council- Discovery Project grant (ARC-DP-RES – Using Genetic Allee Effects)