MALVEC consortium meeting, 23-24 april 2014, Vientiane Lao PDR.
Dr H. Overgaard (Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, Kasetsart University Thailand), Dr V. Corbel (IRD, Kasetsart University Thailand), Dr P. Brey (Institut Pasteur du Laos, director), Dr S. Nambanya (National Center of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology), Dr S. Marcombe (Institut Pasteur du Laos).
The MALVEC project “Characterization of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors in Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Thailand and capacity building in medical entomology” aims to improve strategies for prevention and control of malaria in Laos and in border areas with Thailand. The project has the following specific objectives: 1) to determine the distribution of vectors and their role in malaria transmission; 2) to determine the levels and mechanisms of resistance to conventional insecticides; 3) to determine the impact of environmental factors on the spatial distribution of vectors and selection of resistance, and 4) to build capacity in medical entomology (malaria) in Thailand and Laos. The results for year 1 of the project were presented and discussed between the partners and invited experts in malaria field.
MALVEC meeting participants, Vientiane, Lao PDR.
