The research study is made up of the following objectives:
Objective 1
To downscale global climate models to the Maasai Steppe and predict current and future localised hotspots of infection
Objective 2a
To use land cover models to describe recent and predict future changes that influence the spatial variation in vector abundance and distribution, incorporate host availability and compare the spatial overlap with the climate models
Objective 2b
To trap tsetse flies on a monthly basis and use molecular techniques to identify species of trypanosome
Objective 3
To identify the opinion leaders and technology adopters in the Maasai community and then work with them to develop an ecohealth partnership on disease control that will reduce the impact of vector borne infections