Browsing Research Output by Subject "Ethiopia"
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Assessment of DDT contamination in house rat as a possible bioindicator in DDT-sprayed areas from Ethiopia and South Africa
(Springer, 2017)Ethiopia and South Africa are among the few countries to still implement indoor residual spraying with dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) for malaria vector control. In this study, we investigated the levels and ... -
Bryobia abyssiniae (Prostigmata: Tetranychidae), a new species from the highlands of Ethiopia
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Bryobia abyssiniae Fashing & Ueckermann, a recently discovered species, is described using DNA-barcoding as well as morphological features of the adult female and all post-embryonic instars. The species is characterized ... -
DDTs and other organochlorine pesticides in tissues of four bird species from the Rift Valley region, Ethiopia
(Elsevier, 2017)Despite the presence of a wide variety and number of birds, there is exceedingly little data on organochlorine pesticide (OCP) residues in birds inhabiting in Africa. In the present study, concentrations of dichlorodiphe ... -
Trends and determinants of under–five mortality in Ethiopia: Could the MDG four be met?
(JSTOR, 2014)The survival status of children is one of the indicators of socioeconomic development of any given country. A number of developing countries are, however, unable to tackle causes of child morbidity and mortality due to ...