Experts Quell Worries About Locally Acquired Malaria in the U.S.
Earlier this week, the CDC issued an alert on the first locally acquired malaria cases in the U.S. in 20 years. MedPage Today spoke with experts and physicians to determine how rare the cases are, whether there may be more, and what may have contributed to them. Within the last 2 months, four locally acquired […]
How molecular motor proteins are involved in malaria transmission
Scientists at the University of Nottingham have made a major breakthrough in understanding how malaria parasites divide and transmit the disease, which could be a major step forwards in helping to prevent one of the biggest killer infections in the world. Malaria is still the deadliest parasitic disease worldwide, with approximately 241 million cases and […]
Children with asymptomatic malaria a ‘hidden risk’ to disease control efforts: Study in Uganda highlights potential for school-aged children to be targeted for malaria control interventions
The role of people infected with malaria without showing symptoms presents a hidden risk to efforts to control the disease after they were found to be responsible for most infections in mosquitoes, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Researchers from the Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC), London School of Hygiene & […]
Genetic strategy reverses insecticide resistance
Insecticides play a central role in efforts to counter global impacts of mosquito-spread malaria and other diseases, which cause an estimated 750,000 deaths each year. These insect-specific chemicals, which cost more than $100 million to develop and bring to market, also are critical to controlling insect-driven crop damage that poses a challenge to food security. […]
‘Historic Moment’: W.H.O. Approves Rollout Of World’s First Malaria Vaccine
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization recommended Wednesday that the world’s first malaria vaccine should be given to children across Africa, in a move officials hope will spur stalled efforts to curb the spread of the parasitic disease. Following a meeting of the United Nations health agency’s vaccine advisory group, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom […]