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How Mosquito Immune System Attacks Specific Infections, Including Malaria Parasite

October 18, 2012 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

Researchers have determined a new mechanism by which the mosquitoes’ immune system can respond with specificity to infections with various pathogens, including the parasite that causes malaria in humans, using one single gene. Unlike humans and other animals, insects do not make antibodies to target specific infections. According to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: AgDscam, Andrew Pike, Anopheles NF-kB, Cell Host & Microbe, Chris M. Cirimotich, George Dimopoulos, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, malaria parasite, Malaria Resistant Mosquitoes, Ramesh Chandra, Yuemei Dong

“Test and Treat” Model Offers New Strategy for Eliminating Malaria

February 6, 2012 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

As researchers work to eliminate malaria worldwide, new strategies are needed to find and treat individuals who have malaria, but show no signs of the disease. The prevalence of asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic malaria can be as high as 35 percent in populations with malaria and these asymptomatic individuals can serve as a reservoir for spreading malaria even in areas where disease … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Artemisinin, Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies, Catherine G. Sutcliffe, Gregory Glass, Harry Hamapumbu, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Malaria Treatment, Philip E. Thuma, Sungano Mharakurwa, Tamaki Kobayashi, Thomas A. Louis, Timothy Shields, William J. Moss

Wolbachia Bacteria Reduce Parasite Levels and Kill the Mosquitos that Spreads Malaria

May 19, 2011 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

Wolbachia are bacteria that infect many insects, including mosquitoes. However, Wolbachia do not naturally infect Anopheles mosquitoes, which are the type that spreads malaria to humans. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that artificial infection with different Wolbachia strains can significantly reduce levels of the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Anopheles Mosquitoes, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Plasmodium Falciparum, wAlbB, wMelPop, Wolbachia

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