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Why I study the most dangerous animal on earth — mosquitoes (Fredros Okumu | TEDGlobal 2017) ted.com/talks/fredros_… via @TEDTalks
Fredros Okumu
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Fredros Okumu
@Fredros_Inc
Public Health Scientist & Professor of Vector Biology, Ifakara Health Institute, TZ & University of Glasgow, UK; Former Director of Science @ifakarahealth
This Pale Blue Dot
Joined August 2012
- I'm delighted & deeply grateful for this appointment at the University of Glasgow. Especially since I continue to work with the excellent teams at both @ifakarahealth & @UofG_SBOHVM. After years as a scientist and Director of Science at Ifakara, this new opportunity fulfills a
- Open letter to international funders of science and development in Africa nature.com/articles/s4159…
- Thank you @BillGates and the team at @gatesfoundation for your continued partnership and support. My colleagues and I will keep the fightMosquito City is home to the world’s largest captive colony of mosquitoes. @ifakarahealth Institute is doing fascinating research there about mosquito behaviors and finding ways to outsmart them. gatesnot.es/3aOmKgp
- After 3,572 trap-nights, only one malaria-infected mosquito was found. A female An. funestus caught outdoors at 3am. This means residents experienced only 0.102 infectious bites per person per year, >99% less than in early 2000s
- Climate, Mosquitoes and Disease: a Masterclass with World Leading Experts ~ Join the 44th Edition of the Masterclasses; Dec 14th, 5pm EAT, 2pm GMT, 6am Pacific Time, 9am ET ~ To register: tinyurl.com/yc7zsyn3 Only 300 places available: First Come First Serve Confirmed Experts
- Anopheles stephensi Has Now Crossed the Equator ~ Researchers in Kenya have unexpectedly discovered the invasive malaria mosquito during an unrelated survey of viruses in the western city of Kisumu. The finding represents the first detection of these mosquitoes south of the
- What can Africa do to accelerate and sustain progress against malaria? ~ Together with colleagues, we describe the core challenges hindering #malaria programs in Africa; and highlight key opportunities to rethink current strategies Okumu et al 2022|| journals.plos.org/globalpubliche…
- Here is a mobile app that my colleagues at @ifakarahealth & @pamcafrica have created for identification of Afro-tropical Anopheles mosquitoes. We named it Coetzees, in honor of the legendary African medical entomologist, Prof. Maureen Coetzee (now retired play.google.com/store/apps/det…
- New study finds the strongest evidence of Anopheles stephensi driving urban malaria outbreaks in Africa ~ A new study by Dr. @fgtadesse and his team has found a very strong association between the presence of Anopheles stephensi, the Asian malaria vector now spreading widely in
- New study from @ifakarahealth confirms that malaria vector, Anopheles funestus survives far longer than its contemporaries; providing an additional explanation for its dominance of the malaria transmission systems ~ Anopheles funestus exhibited a daily survival probability of
- This is why I study mosquitoes, and why you should join us at Ifakara in 2019 ted.com/talks/fredros_… via @TEDTalks
- DNA analysis of human blood taken by mosquitoes show that School-Age Children are Key Players in Malaria Transmission in Malawi ~ Malaria mosquitoes do not select their human hosts randomly; and they rarely bite multiple people. This study (by Mbewe et al) analysed DNA of blood
