Resurgence of plasmodium vivax malaria in the newly independent states (nis): development of innovative tools for monitoring parasite populations spreading, to potentiate surveillance and control of malaria outbreaks

Objective

The project's goal is to develop modern tools for monitoring and preventing malaria outbreaks, and to integrate them into the surveillance health systems of NIS. The introduction of innovative technologies applied to malaria surveillance may represent a major impulse for a general improvement in monitoring re-emerging infectious diseases . The project will include three NIS with different malaria situations, namely Armenia, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan. The project should fill major gaps in Plasmodium vivid malaria epidemiology in these countries. i.e. distribution and genetic composition of Victoria populations, geographical spread of parasite populations from borders and within the country and vector/parasite relationships. Molecular tools applied to investigate on these aspects shall be adapted in simple and low cost formats and employed at reference laboratory level in conjunction with traditional entomological and parasitological methods.

Programme(s)

• FP5-INCO 2 - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Confirming the international role of Community research,1998-2002"

Topic(s)

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Call for proposal

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Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA

Address

Viale Regina Elena 299
00161 Roma
Italy

 

Participants (6)

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE

France

Address

Avenue Agropolis 911
34032 Montpellier

 

MINISTRY OF HEALTH - ARMENIA

Armenia

Address

Toumanian Street 8
375001 Yerevan

 

MINISTRY OF HEALTH - AZERBEIDJAN

Azerbaijan

Address

J. Jabbarly 34
370014 Baku

 

MINISTRY OF HEALTH - UZBEKISTAN

Uzbekistan

Address

Navoi Street 12
700011 Tashkent

 

UNIVERSITE DE MONTPELLIER II - SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUES DU LANGUEDOC

France

Address

Place Eugène Bataillon
34095 Montpellier

 

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

Denmark

Address

8,Scherfigsvej 8
2100 Koepenhagen