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Emory University — NextGen-LSM

Develop

Emory University is developing an AI- and remote-sensing system that uses drone and satellite imagery to identify water sources where the urban malaria mosquito Anopheles stephensi is likely to breed and guide targeted larval control.

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Endemic countries
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U.S. states
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Products and programs
About

What they do

Emory University is developing an AI- and remote-sensing system that uses drone and satellite imagery to identify water sources where the urban malaria mosquito Anopheles stephensi is likely to breed and guide targeted larval control.1,2 Its U.S. R&D is based in Atlanta, Georgia.2 The work is at the development stage, with the approach being developed and field-tested in three Ethiopian cities with local research and public-health partners.1,2

In the United States
Products and programs

In the field and in development

NextGen-LSM3,2
Where they work

Partnerships in 1 endemic country

Research
Ethiopia
Africa
  • Jigjiga University · field-research partner on Anopheles stephensi ecology and the NextGen-LSM field sites4,5,2
  • Addis Ababa University · field and laboratory partner3,2
U.S. partners

Who they work with in the United States

Sources

Where this comes from

  1. 1news.emory.edu
  2. 2Confirmed by the organization
  3. 3news.emory.edu
  4. 4news.emory.edu
  5. 5ncbi.nlm.nih.gov