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Mobile Technology Used to Fight Malaria Drug Counterfeiting

January 16, 2013 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

African Social Enterprise mPedigree Networks has been running a program in Nigeria and Ghana that allows consumers to verify the authenticity of anti-malaria drugs by using mobile phone SMS technology. With the new service, patients taking a range of medication and send a free text message to get an instant response as to whether the medications are genuine. Counterfeit medicines often contain … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Counterfeit Drugs, Ghana, mPedigree, Nigeria

ECOWAS Program to Eradicate Malaria

September 27, 2012 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

QUESTION Why can I find no mention on your website of the ECOWAS program to eradicate malaria in their countries? ANSWER Thanks for bringing up ECOWAS. Since 2011, ECOWAS leaders have signaled a commitment to eradicating malaria in their region by 2015, and pilot programs are already underway in several countries, including Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Ghana. The program has centered on the use … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Biolarvicides, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, ECOWAS, Ghana, larvicides, Nigeria, West Africa

Severe Head Pain with Malaria

May 15, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Can severe head pain be a symptom of mistreated malaria? My son just returned from an 8 month trip to Ghana. He had malaria 3 times and typhoid 1 time. He is now dealing with a severe head pain in his frontal lobe. He took doxycycline every day and when he got really sick, he took Coartem. He was finally sent home because they couldn't figure out why he has such severe head pains. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: blood test, calcium, Coartem, dairy products, diet, Doxycycline, drug absorption, Ghana, light sensitivity, Malaria Diagnosis, prophylaxis, side effects

Malaria Prophylaxis in Ghana, Africa

April 14, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION My husband will be traveling to Ghana soon. We have Mefloquine and Primaquine. Which one do you think is best for prophylaxis in Ghana? He also has Fansidar, but we understand it's best not to use this for prophylaxis. Thank you for your help! ANSWER There are positives and negatives associated with both of these medications. Mefloquine is recommended for travelers in Ghana … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: atovaquone-proguanil, Doxycycline, G6DP deficiency, Ghana, Malarone, Mefloquine, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Vivax, Primaquine, prophylaxis, side effects, travel medicine

Polymorphism in the Human FAS Gene Promoter Associated with Severe Childhood Malaria

May 19, 2011 By Malaria.com 2 Comments

Human genetics and immune responses are considered to critically influence the outcome of malaria infections including life-threatening syndromes caused by Plasmodium falciparum. An important role in immune regulation is assigned to the apoptosis-signaling cell surface receptor CD95 (Fas, APO-1), encoded by the gene FAS. Here, a candidate-gene association study including variant discovery … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Research Tagged With: Andreas Ziegler, APO-1, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Carmen Dering, CD95, Christa Ehmen, Christian Timmann, Claudia Esser, Cosima C. Kretz, Daniel Ansong, Department of Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunogenetics- German Cancer Research Centre, German National Genome Research Network, Ghana, Infectious Disease Epidemiology Group - Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics, Jennifer Evans, Jürgen May, Jürgen Sievertsen, Kathrin Schuldt, Malaria in Children, Peter H. Krammer, Rolf D. Horstmann, School of Medical Sciences - Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Tsiri Agbenyega, University at Lübeck, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Wibke Loag

Malaria Prevention for Seniors

April 18, 2011 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

QUESTION: I am a healthy senior citizen (73 years) and I am considering a trip with Semester at Sea. One of the ports they plan to visit is Ghana. I see the CDC says Ghana is a "high risk" area for malaria. I think I remember being told (at the U of W Travel Medicine Clinic) a few years ago that the malaria drugs are problematic for Seniors. With the Semester at Sea ship stopping at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Doxycycline, Ghana, Lariam, Malaria in older travellers, Malaria Prophylaxis, Malarone, traveller health

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