Publication 2010-2007
First evidence of high knockdown resistance frequency in Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae) from Ethiopia
Background: The status of knockdown resistance (kdr) mutation was investigated in the major malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis Patton (Diptera: Culicidae) from Ethiopia. Among 240 mosquito samples from 15 villages of southwestern Ethiopia that were screened by allele-specific polymerase chain reaction for kdr mutations, the West African.........
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The influence of the Gilgel-Gibe hydroelectric dam in Ethiopia on caregivers' knowledge, perceptions and health-seeking behaviour towards childhood malaria
Background: Malaria remains the most important public health problem in tropical and subtropical areas. Mothers' or caregivers' ability to recognize childhood malaria-related morbidity is crucial as knowledge,..........
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Malaria and water resource development: the case of Gilgel-Gibe hydroelectric dam in Ethiopia
Background: Ethiopia plans to increase its electricity power supply by five-fold over the next five years to fulfill the needs of its people and support the economic growth based on large hydropower dams. Building large dams for hydropower generation, may increase the transmission of malaria..........
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Ethnomedicinal plant knowledge and practice of the Oromo ethnic group in southwestern Ethiopia
Background: An ethnomedicinal study was conducted to document the indigenous medicinal plant knowledge and use by traditional healers in southwestern Ethiopia from December 2005 to November 2006. Data were collected from 45 randomly selected traditional healers using semi-structured interviews and observations. Sixty-seven ethnomedicinal plant species used.......
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Plants of veterinary importance in Southwestern Ethiopia: the case of Gilgel Ghibe area
Background: An ethnobotanical study was conducted on ethnoveterinary medicinal plants used by people living in southwestern Ethiopia. Semi-structured interviews and observations were employed to collect data on medicinal and other uses of plants. Traditional medicine practitioners of the........
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Evaluation on potential of wild hosts as trap plants for managing gramineous stemborers in maize based-agroecosystem
Background: As part of habitat management system to control cereal stemborers, various wild hosts used as trap plants were studied during the dry season from November 2003 to March 2004 at Melkassa, central Ethiopia. Five wild hosts of the.......
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Traditional medicinal plant knowledge and use by local healers in Sekoru District, Jimma Zone, Southwestern Ethiopia
Background: The knowledge and use of medicinal plant species by traditional healers was investigated in Sekoru District, Jimma Zone, Southwestern Ethiopia from December 2005 to November 2006........
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Human myiasis in an endemic area of Southwestern Ethiopia: Prevalence, knowledge, perceptions and practices
Background: The aim of this study was to assess knowledge, perceptions and practices in different urban and rural communities of Jimma Zone, southwestern Ethiopia, related to human myiasis.,..........
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Malaria and Water Resource Development for Hydropower Generation in Ethiopia: The Case of Gilgel-Gibe Hydroelectric Dam
Background: This research likely examines the potential impact of large-scale hydroelectric dam projects, such as the Gilgel-Gibe Dam, on malaria transmission in Ethiopia. By altering local ecosystems and human settlement patterns, such projects can create new breeding sites for mosquitoes ..........
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