The Color of Hope
Tags:
BASF scientist, Matthias Witschel, is seeking new ways to combat malaria. A 19th century dyestuff is playing an important role.
research
Do you see patients with cerebral malaria? ...Or know someone who does?
If you care for patients with cerebral malaria or know someone who does, then we would appreciate your help in distributing this short survey.
Please use the following link to complete the survey: Cerebral Malaria Diagnosis Survey
I am an ophthalmologist with a background in malaria biology, and I am leading a survey study to understand how clinicians diagnose cerebral malaria.
Research: Malaria transmission intensity and dynamics of clinical malaria incidence in a mountainous forest region of Ghana
Reference:
MWJ 2013, 4, 14
Malaria transmission was assessed in four villages with different micro-ecological features in the forest zone of the Akwapim-Mampong Range in Ghana. Human landing catches(HLC) of mosquitoes were conducted and Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite rates were assessed by ELISA.
Open Access | Resolving the phylogeny of malaria parasites
Tags:
Reference:
PNAS August 9, 2011 vol. 108 no. 32 12973-12974
Regardless of what aspect of malaria one might discuss, superlatives will always be abundant in the conversation.
Medical Condition:
Open Access | Automated counting for Plasmodium falciparum cytoadherence experiments
Tags:
Reference:
Malaria Journal 2011, 10:91 (16 April 2011)
The automated counting programs are an accurate and practical way of quantifying static parasite binding assays to purified proteins.
Medical Condition:
E-interview with Dr. Gunilla Priebe: Should more malaria research be based in Africa?
Tags:
Dr. Gunilla Priebe recently graduated from the University of Gothenburg (Sweden) on a most interesting topic. She advocates further Africanisation of malaria research based on her study of the Multilateral Initiative on Malaria. Some questions for Gunilla...
Question/Bart: If you argue for more research in the South, then what should the role of scientists in the North be(come)?...
