$9.6 Million Grant Fuels UCI Malaria Control Research in Africa (IMAGE)

University of California - Irvine

$9.6 Million Grant Fuels UCI Malaria Control Research in Africa

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The construction of dams and irrigation of arid areas have been a boon to rice farming in Ethiopia. While enhancing food productivity and economic development, such environmental modifications could have unforeseen detrimental effects on malaria transmission and epidemiology.

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Guiyun Yan

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