Prof. Dr. Lala Sahondra Rafarasoa | Entomological Monitoring | Best Researcher Award

Full Professor | University of Antananarivo | Madagascar

Professor RAFARASOA LalaSahondra is a distinguished Malagasy researcher and academic leader specializing in medical and veterinary entomology, with extensive contributions to the fields of vector control, biodiversity, and environmental health. As Head of the Medical and Veterinary Entomological Laboratory at the Faculty of Sciences, University of Antananarivo, she has significantly advanced the understanding of insect vectors and their ecological and epidemiological roles. Her multidisciplinary research spans national, regional, and international collaborations, integrating medical entomology with agro-ecological and public health frameworks. She has played a key role in major initiatives, including CNRS’s DP SPAD project on sustainable production systems, the IAEA’s regional program on sterile insect techniques for vector management, and NASA/UCAR’s GLOBE ZIKA and MALARIA projects for global mosquito surveillance. A passionate educator and mentor, she has guided numerous undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral students while fostering scientific capacity in Madagascar and beyond. Her research output reflects a strong scholarly impact, with Scopus indexing 5 documents, 125 citations, and an h-index of 4, while Google Scholar records additional citations across her collaborative works. Professor Rafarasoa’s contributions demonstrate a vital intersection of entomology, public health, and citizen science, reinforcing her position as a leading figure in global mosquito monitoring and vector-borne disease prevention.

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Featured Publications

Rafarasoa, L. S., Carney, R. M., Azam, F., Gehrisch, K., Bhuiyan, T., Riantsoa, V., Low, R. D., Zohdy, S., Andrianjafy, T. M., & Ramahazomanana, M. A. (2025). Artificial intelligence and citizen science as a tool for global mosquito surveillance: Madagascar case study. Insects, 16(11), 1098.