Global Malaria News

NDTV
5 Ayurvedic Remedies for Malaria that Will Help You Recover Quickly
NDTV
Malaria is one of the most common yet serious ailments, especially during the monsoon season, and it has become a reason for many hospital visits this year. It is caused by a bite of an Anopheles mosquito that infects you with parasites that can easily ...

IWACU English News (satire) (press release) (subscription) (blog)
Malaria cases significantly decreased, Health Ministry says
IWACU English News (satire) (press release) (subscription) (blog)
The spokesman for the Ministry of Health announced on 6 September that malaria cases have significantly decreased thanks to government's efforts to combat this malaria epidemic. The population complain that they did not have mosquito nets as planned in ...

The Local Italy
Italy opens manslaughter inquiry over four-year-old girl's malaria death
The Local Italy
"There are still anopheline mosquitoes in parts of Italy that can transmit malaria, but these would be unlikely to be found as far north as Trentino," Colin Sutherland, a professor of Parasitology at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine ...
Italian doctors baffled after malaria kills four-year oldIndependent
Malaria girl autopsy today (3)ANSA (registration)

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News-Medical.net
Novel compounds found to be highly effective in preventing ...
News-Medical.net
Significant headway has been made in controlling malaria. However, two vexing problems remain: currently available treatments are unable to block ...

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Xinhua
China, Myanmar enhance efforts in controlling malaria along border
Xinhua
NAY PYI TAW, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- China and Myanmar are enhancing efforts in controlling malaria along the border, said U Kyaw Zin Thant, managing director of medical research department of the ministry of health and sports on Thursday. A meeting for ...

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BBC Sport
Anyika Onuora: From malaria to Olympic medallist in 10 months
BBC Sport
When British sprinter Anyika Onuora took some time off to visit family in Nigeria in October 2015, she expected it to be like every other holiday. But the 32-year-old contracted malaria and unable to walk, her Rio Olympic dream was left hanging in the ...

Italian doctors baffled after malaria kills four-year old
Independent
Rome, Italy | AFP | A four-year old girl has died of malaria after apparently contracting the disease in northern Italy in a case that has perplexed the medical world, doctors said Tuesday. “I've never seen a case like it, it's a mystery. It shouldn't ...

ReliefWeb
South Sudan's malaria toll highlights disease burden in war-torn nation
ReliefWeb
Juba, 6 September 2017 – South Sudan's disease burden is rising rapidly in the midst of a protracted conflict that is causing widespread displacement and a major food crisis. Malaria season is underway across much of sub-Saharan Africa, but in South ...

Malaria rapid diagnostics fuel overuse of antibiotics
BusinessGhana
A study has found that Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (mRDTs) introduced to improve the use of antimalarials may have unintended negative consequences, such as overuse of antibiotics. A WHO policy change in 2010, requiring that malaria cases should be ...

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HuffPost
Thousands Hit By Malaria, Dengue As South Asia's Worst Floods In A Decade Recede
HuffPost
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Thousands of people are suffering from an outbreak of diarrhea, malaria and dengue in Bangladesh and Nepal as the waters from the worst floods in a decade recede, officials and aid agencies said on Wednesday. More than 1,400 ...

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From accidents to malaria: ER doctor headed to Uganda
Marion County Record
A Marion emergency room physician will spend two weeks treating patients with malaria, head and back pain, injuries, and the like when he goes to Uganda with Medical Missions Foundation. This month Don Hodson will make his fourth trip to Uganda to ...

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Phys.Org
Malaria: Drug candidate may reduce spread of the parasite
Phys.Org
Significant headway has been made in controlling malaria. However, two vexing problems remain: currently available treatments are unable to block transmission of the parasite that causes the disease, and the parasite often becomes resistant to drugs.

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Scientists have identified a class of compounds that can block transmission of the parasite that causes malaria and reduce resistance to currently available drugs.

A mother and infant in Malawi have the same repertoire of antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum, the malaria parasite. That suggests that boosting the mother's immune response to malaria, as via vaccination, will result in better protection for the infant.

Researchers have demonstrated that differential bacterial exposure during the development of mosquito larvae (Aedes aegypti) can have carry-over effects on adult traits related to an insect's ability to be a successful vector of arboviruses. This study represents an important step toward a more comprehensive understanding of how the environment shapes the risk of vector-borne disease.

Reliefweb
El Niño Southern Oscillation as an early warning tool for malaria outbreaks in India
Reliefweb
Background Malaria is a major public health problem in India, distributed in all the 36 States and Union Territories. The western part is outbreak prone, while the central and eastern parts are endemic to malaria. It is a proven fact that malaria is ...

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Infectious Disease Advisor (registration)
Mass Drug Administration Can Reduce Short-term Malaria Transmission
Infectious Disease Advisor (registration)
Mass drug administration has been proposed as a way to reduce the transmission of Plasmodium falciparum malaria. A new study published in The Lancet indicates that such a program can be effective for reducing the disease for a limited time, especially ...

Hazyview Herald
Department of Health issues another malaria warning
Hazyview Herald
An increased amount of malaria infections have been reported in the Nkomazi, Bushbuckridge and Mbombela sub-districts respectively. The cases are exceeding those of last year. 2016 was noted with severe drought which is believed to be the main ...

Business Day (registration)
Diarrhoea and malaria hit thousands after floods in Nepal and Bangladesh
Business Day (registration)
New Delhi — Thousands of people are suffering from an outbreak of diarrhoea, malaria and dengue fever in Bangladesh and Nepal, as the waters from the worst floods in a decade recede, officials and aid agencies said on Wednesday. More than 1,400 ...

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Reuters Africa
Thousands hit by malaria, dengue as South Asia's worst floods in a decade recede
Reuters Africa
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Thousands of people are suffering from an outbreak of diarrhoea, malaria and dengue in Bangladesh and Nepal as the waters from the worst floods in a decade recede, officials and aid agencies said on Wednesday. More than 1,400 ...

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