Abt Global staff is looking forward to the 2020 Virtual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH). The Annual Meeting brings together tropical medicine and global health professionals to share the latest research in the field.
Abt staff will present the following:
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
November 18, 1:45 – 3:30 p.m.
Session: Mosquitoes: Vector Biology - Epidemiology II
Presentation: Relevance of Entomological Monitoring Data in Decision Making for Appropriate and Sustainable Malaria Vector Control in Côte d’Ivoire
Presenter: Bernard Kouassi, PMI VectorLink, Abt Global
November 18, 3:45 – 5:30 p.m.
Session: Using the Data You Have: Innovative Methods to Enhance Vector Control Evaluation and Decision-Making
Presentation: Making Vector Control Impact Evaluation Part of the Routine: A Case Study from Mali
Presenter: Jules Mihigo, PMI Mali
November 19, 10:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Session 127: Mosquitoes: Insecticide Resistance and Control
Presentation:Evaluation of Partial Indoor Residual Spraying: An Effective and Cost Saving Potential Alternative to Conventional Spraying for Malaria Vector Control
Presenter: Sylvester Coleman, PMI VectorLink Project, Abt Global
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Poster Session A | November 16, 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. | Poster Hall
Entomological Surveillance of Malaria Vectors in Five Sentinel Sites in Cameroon
Presenter: Etienne Fondjo, PMI VectorLink, Abt Global
Entomological indicators of malaria transmission in Sierra Leone: Implications for vector control
Presenter: Evelyne Alyko, PMI VectorLink, Abt Global
The Effect of Rainfall and Mosquito Collection Methods on Vector Density Surveillance in Liberia, West Africa
Presenter: Ibrahima Baber, PMI VectorLink, Abt Global
Urban Malaria Vector Bionomics and Population Behavior in Three Cities of Senegal
Presenter: Abdoulaye Diop, PMI VectorLink, Abt Global
Poster Session B | November 17, 11:45 – 1:15 p.m. | Poster Hall
Residual Efficacy of Actellic 300CS (pirimiphos-methyl) and SumiShield 50WG (clothianidin) Used for IRS in Mali in 2018-2019
Presenter: Libasse Gadiaga, PMI VectorLink, Abt Global
Malaria Vector Bionomics & Resistance Patterns in 2018 & 2019 in Niger
Presenter: Soumaila Hadiza, PMI VectorLink, Abt Global
Poster Session C | November 18, 11:45 – 1:15 p.m. | Poster Hall
Insecticide Susceptibility Profile of Anopheles arabiensis from 2017-2019 in Ethiopia
Presenter: Meshesha Balkew Managido, PMI VectorLink, Abt Global
Insights and Impact
PMI VectorLink: Six Years of Malaria Vector Control Achievements
Malaria, one of the world’s deadliest diseases, is transmitted by one of the world’s smallest insects—the mosquito. Bites from malaria-carrying mosquitoes resulted in about 249 million cases of malaria in 2022, with an estimated 608,000 people dying from…
How Can We Eradicate Infectious Diseases Using Machine Learning?
In this month’s episode, Abt experts Jill Berkowitz and Sung-Woo Cho discuss how machine learning can amplify our work combatting malaria—25 million people protected to date—by applying what we’ve learned to other infectious diseases.
Abt Leads USAID’s Integrated Health Program in the DRC
Despite progress in health indicators, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains among the lowest-ranked countries in health outcomes such as maternal and neonatal mortality and vaccination coverage. Root causes include fiscal and capacity…
Combatting Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
Ascend Lot 1 – The UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) set out to invest £100 million in 11 countries in East and Southern Africa and South Asia to advance the impact and sustainability of national programmes tackling NTDs…
Reducing the Harm from Malaria in Zimbabwe
Malaria is the third most common cause of illness in Zimbabwe. Approximately 1 in 12 children die before their fifth birthday due to malaria, according to the 2010 Demographic and Health Survey. While the country had made progress in the last decade,…