Azra C Ghani

Jan 15, 2025 | newscientist.com | Azra C Ghani

Malaria is one of humanity’s oldest killers, with records of cases dating back to ancient Egypt. But despite efforts to eradicate the disease, a new report from the World Health Organization estimates that nearly 600,000 people died of malaria in 2023, most of whom were children. Progress in reducing the number of deaths has stagnated, with malaria cases increasing since 2018 because of a perfect storm of challenges.

Oct 16, 2024 | nature.com | Penelope A. Hancock |Adrian Leach |Peter Winskill |Azra C Ghani |Austin Burt

AbstractGene drives are a promising means of malaria control with the potential to cause sustained reductions in transmission. In real environments, however, their impacts will depend on local ecological and epidemiological factors. We develop a data-driven model to investigate the impacts of gene drives that causes vector population suppression.

Apr 9, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Penelope A. Hancock |Adrian Leach |Peter Winskill |Azra C Ghani

AbstractGene drive technologies are a promising means of malaria control with the potential to cause widespread and sustained reductions in transmission. In real environments, however, gene drive impacts will depend on local ecological and epidemiological factors. We develop a data-driven model to investigate the impacts of a gene drive that causes vector population suppression.