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New Research May Lead to Rapid Screening Test for Subclinical Infections
While the global health community has made great strides toward eradicating malaria through prevention and treatment strategies, rapid and inexpensive methods to diagnose submicroscopic malaria in individuals who have no clinical symptoms and undetectable levels of disease-causing parasites in their blood remain an unmet need. With the unexpected discovery of a panel of peptides from several … [Read more...]
10 Non-traditional Ways People Get Rid of Mosquito Bites
Mosquito bites itch, and they almost always seem to come at the worst possible time. Given it’s a problem pretty much everyone around the world encounters, lots of people are trying to find creative ways to get rid of them. Below are 10 interesting methods used to combat mosquitoes and their bites. From bananas, to honey, people are getting quite creative to stop the itch. These methods were … [Read more...]
WHO: Urgent Call for End to Malaria Resurgence
The World Health Organization is joining a worldwide call to stop a resurgence of malaria that threatens much of the progress made over the past decade. To mark World Malaria Day, WHO is pushing for urgent action - and money - to get the global fight against this ancient scourge back on track. For many years, World Malaria Day has been a cause for celebration, but not this year. World Health … [Read more...]
KSHV Oral Shedding and Plasma Viremia Result in Significant Changes in the Extracellular Tumorigenic miRNA Expression Profile in Individuals Infected with the Malaria Parasite
Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV) is the etiological agent of Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS). Both KSHV and HIV infections are endemic in Uganda, where KS is among the most common cancers in HIV-infected individuals. Recent studies examined the use of small RNAs as biomarkers of disease, including microRNAs (miRNAs), with viral and tumor-derived miRNAs being detected in exosomes from individuals with … [Read more...]
Four Year Old Dies of Malaria in Italy
A four-year old girl has died of a severe form of malaria contracted in Italy, where the disease is supposed to have been eradicated years ago nearly half a century ago. Italy's health ministry on Tuesday said it was sending experts to investigate the death Sofia Zago, who died in hospital in the northern city of Brescia overnight between Sunday and Monday. … [Read more...]
U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative
Despite substantial financial contributions by the United States President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) since 2006, no studies have carefully assessed how this program may have affected important population-level health outcomes. We utilized multiple publicly available data sources to evaluate the association between introduction of PMI and child mortality rates in sub-Saharan Africa … [Read more...]
Malaria Intervention in Schools Leads to Improvements in Student Performance
New research suggests that the ability of children in Africa to perform well in school could be dramatically improved through basic malaria education and treatment. While less fatal among older children, malaria infections often reduce a child's ability to concentrate, as Henry Ridgwell reports. Source: VOA News … [Read more...]
About WWARN
The WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) generates innovative resources and reliable evidence to inform the malaria community on the factors affecting the efficacy of antimalarial medicines. About WWARN The WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) is a multi-disciplinary, scientifically independent network that provides reliable evidence to inform the malaria community … [Read more...]
Data Sharing at IDDO
This video describes the data sharing approach taken at IDDO. … [Read more...]