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how can malaria affect our society?

October 25, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION how can malaria affect our society? ANSWER There are many ways in which malaria can potentially affect our society, and particularly people living in highly endemic areas for transmission. Most obviously, malaria has a huge burden on health services, as sick people require diagnosis, treatment and sometimes hospital care. These days of illness prevent people from going to work … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: absenteeism, developing countries, donors, economic development, Health systems, Jeffrey Sachs, Malaria Control, Malaria Diagnosis, malaria elimination, poverty trap

The “E” word and the “V” word: Two Holy Grails of Malaria Control

October 24, 2011 By Claire Standley, Editor Leave a Comment

The Roll Back Malaria Partnership talks confidently of elimination—many others question if this is possible without new interventions. The recent publication of the first Phase 3 clinical trial for a malaria vaccine shows promise, but is it actually good enough? REVIEW OF: Roll Back Malaria Partnership, “Eliminating Malaria: Learning from the Past, Looking Ahead”, Progress & … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs Tagged With: malaria elimination, Malaria Vaccine, New England Journal of Medicine, Phase III clinical trials, Roll Back Malaria Partnership, RTS, S Clinical Trials Partnership, The Lancet, UNDP, UNICEF, World Bank, World Health Organisation

Malaria Trend and Forecast

September 11, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION: What is the trend of malaria infection and its forecasted figure? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Malaria Control, Malaria Deaths, malaria elimination, Malaria No More, malaria worldwide, United States

Malaria in Southern United States

May 18, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION: Why is there not a prevalence of malaria in the southern United States when we are bitten almost daily by the "little beasts?" ANSWER: Malaria once was relatively common in the southern United States. Transmission used to be possible due to the favorable climatic conditions for the development both of the mosquito as well as the malaria parasite. Huge advances in the control and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Climate Change, DDT, History of malaria, malaria elimination, Malaria Eradication, mosquitoes, USA, vector control

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