Global Malaria News

Biologists have succeeded in engineering algae to produce potential candidates for a vaccine that would prevent transmission of the parasite that causes malaria. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)

Over the past few years only, next-generation sequencing technologies became accessible and many applications were rapidly derived, such as the development of RNA-seq, a technique that uses deep sequencing to profile whole transcriptomes. RNA-seq has the power to discover new transcripts and splicing variants, single-nucleotide variations, fusion genes, and mRNA level-based expression profiles. Preparing RNA-seq libraries can be delicate and usually obligates buying expensive kits that require large amounts of stating materials. The method presented here is flexible and cost-effective. Using this method, we prepared high-quality strand-specific RNA-seq libraries from RNA extracted from the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. The libraries are compatible with Illumina®’s...

Malaria, sexually transmitted infections, and reproductive tract infections are highly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, suggest results from a systematic review and meta-analysis. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)

[Daily Trust] Malaria-carrying mosquitoes in Africa and India are becoming resistant to insecticides, putting millions of lives at greater risk and threatening eradication efforts, health experts said yesterday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)

(University of California - San Diego) Biologists at the University of California - San Diego have succeeded in engineering algae to produce potential candidates for a vaccine that would prevent transmission of the parasite that causes malaria (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)

Malaria, sexually transmitted infections, and reproductive tract infections are highly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, suggest results from a systematic review and meta-analysis. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)

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[Public Agenda] LABIOFAM entrepreneurial group, a Cuban Government-owned company which produces probiotics and some bioplaguicides used to kill mosquitoes? larvae, has partnered the Ministry of Health to help eradicate malaria in Ghana. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)

[Daily Observer] Balla Kandeh, the deputy programme manager at the National Malaria Control Programme has disclosed that in The Gambia, malaria significantly affects social and economic development but that the country is one of the leading countries to meet 'the Abuja Targets'. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)

[Daily News] THE current rains that have pounded Dar es Salaam and other parts of the country seem to provide temporary reprieve to many people as they have been spared the soaring heat and scorching sun. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)

(JAMA and Archives Journals) A review of studies reporting estimates of the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections/reproductive tract infections (STIs/RTIs) and malaria over the past 20 years suggests that a considerable burden of malaria and STIs/RTIs exists among pregnant women attending antenatal (before birth) facilities in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a review and meta-analysis of previous studies published in the May 16 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on global health. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)

(London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine) Researchers have found an alarming prevalence of malaria and sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa. Urgent clinical trials are now being conducted to test a new dual-treatment that could save the lives of many new born babies. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)

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[Global Fund] Geneva - The Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria concluded its 26th Meeting today with broad agreement to direct more than $1.6 billion in available funding into effective programs that save lives, accelerating implementation of the Board's ambitious strategy. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)

[Leadership] On May 4, 2012, Nigeria joined the rest of the world to celebrate this year's World Malaria Day. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women may safely receive mefloquine for malaria prophylaxis, according to researchers from Switzerland. (Source: Modern Medicine)

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The drug provides quick relief from most malaria-related symptoms, including fever, and has a high cure rate of over 95 per cent. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)

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[African Leaders Malaria Alliance] The African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) is a coalition of 42 African Heads of State and Government that is committed to ending malaria deaths in member countries. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)

[Afican Leaders Malaria Alliance] In 2011, ALMA Heads of State and Government requested the ALMA Secretariat to establish an accountability and transparency framework to track progress, facilitate a rapid response to emerging issues and bottlenecks and allow for the sharing of lessons learned. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)

[Biz-Community] As explorer and philanthropist Kingsley Holgate's team departed from Game's Ballito store on Friday 3 May 2012, they took with them the group's donation of 2700 mosquito nets to distribute to the highest malaria risk group pregnant mothers and young children. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)

[Daily Trust] Minna - The Niger State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Ibrahim Sule yesterday said the state government in the past three years, spent N156. 5 million on the roll back malaria program. The commissioner, who spoke at an event to mark World Malaria Day in Minna, said the state loses N5.2 billion annually to the scourge. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)