Impact of Irrigation Extension on Malaria Transmission in Simret, Tigray, Ethiopia
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
; : 399-405, 2016.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
| ID: wpr-13390
Biblioteca responsável:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
Poor subsistence farmers who live in a semi-arid area of northern Ethiopia build irrigation systems to overcome water shortages. However, there is a high risk of malaria transmission when increased standing water provides more favorable habitats for mosquito breeding. This is a serious problem because there are many barriers to malaria control measures and health care systems in the area. Using a causal loop diagram and computer simulations, the author attempted to visually illustrate positive and negative feedbacks between mosquito and human populations in the context of Simret, which is a small village located in northern Ethiopia and is generally considered a malaria-free area. The simulation results show that the number of infectious mosquitos increases to 17,215 at its peak, accounting for 3.5% of potentially dangerous mosquitos. At the same time, the number of sick people increases to 574 at its peak, accounting for 15% of local population. The malaria outbreak is controlled largely because of a fixed number of vulnerable people or local population that acts as an intermediate host.
Texto completo:
Disponível
Contexto em Saúde:
ODS3 - Saúde e Bem-Estar
/
Doenças Negligenciadas
Problema de saúde:
Meta 3.3: Acabar com as doenças tropicais negligenciadas e combater as doenças transmissíveis
/
Malária
/
Doenças Negligenciadas
Base de dados:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Plasmodium falciparum
/
Plasmodium vivax
/
Simulação por Computador
/
Cruzamento
/
Água
/
Ecossistema
/
Atenção à Saúde
/
Etiópia
/
Fazendeiros
/
Malária
Aspecto:
Determinantes sociais da saúde
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
África
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Artigo