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Meshesha Balkew

Meshesha Balkew

Name: Meshesha

Father’s name: Balkew

Grand father’s name: Managido

Education attended:

  • BSc, Biology, Addis Ababa University, 1984
  • MSc,  Biology, Addis Ababa University, 2001
  • PhD, Molecular Biology, University of Khartoum, 2009

Academic Rank: Assistant Professor, 2008

Working for AAU: Since May 1997

Administrative positions held: Head, Vector Biology and Control Research Unit, LIPB

Memberships of international bodies:

Member of the PanAfrican Mosquito Control Association (PAMCA)

Member of the Vector Control Working Group of the Roll Back Malaria (RBM VCWG)

Address:
Campus: Technology South
Building: Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology
Office tel.: +251(0)112763091
Mobile: +251(0)911914477
University email ID: meshesha.balkew@aau.edu.et
Alternative email ID: meshesha_b@yahoo.com/meshtesfa@gmail.com

Research interest:

Malaria and leishmanisis vectors with particular interest in the areas of vector ecology, behavior, insecticide resistance, vector population genetics and vector control.

Publications in reputable journals:

  1. Gebre-Michael T., Balkew M.,  Yimer  M. and Hailu A. 2013. First record of Phlebotomus (Synphlebotomus) vansomerenae (Diptera:Psychodidae) in Ethiopia. Journal of Medical Entomology. Journal of Medical Entomology, 50: 659-663 .
  2.  Massebo  F., Balkew  M., Gebre-Michael  T. and Lindtjørn  B. 2013. Entomologic inoculation rates of Anopheles arabiensis in Southwestern Ethiopia. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and hygiene, 89: 466-473.
  3. Jaleta KT., Hill SR., Seyoum E., Balkew M., Gebre-Michael  T.,  Ignell R. and Tekie H. 2013. Agro-ecosystems impact malaria prevalence: large-scale irrigation drives vector population in western Ethiopia. Malaria Journal , 2013,12:350
  4. Animut A.,  Balkew M. and Lindtjørn B. 2013. Impact of housing condition on indoor-biting and indoor-resting Anopheles arabiensis density in a highland area, central Ethiopia. Malaria Journal, 2013, 12:393.
  5. Massebo, F., Tadesse, M., Balkew, M. and Gebre-Michael, T. 2013. Bioactivity of essential oils of local plants against adult Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae) in Ethiopia. Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology, 4: 805-809.