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What is Malaria?

April 24, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION: What is malaria? ANSWER: Malaria is a disease caused by a parasitic single-celled animal known as Plasmodium. There are different species of Plasmodium, which cause different kinds of malaria. The parasite is transmitted by certain species of mosquito; the parasite lives in the human blood stream and so goes in to the mosquito when the insect feeds. When the same individual … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Malaria Control, Malaria Management

Use of Integrated Malaria Management Reduces Malaria in Kenya

February 22, 2011 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

During an entomological survey in preparation for malaria control interventions in Mwea division, the number of malaria cases at the Kimbimbi sub-district hospital was in a steady decline. The underlying factors for this reduction were unknown and needed to be identified before any malaria intervention tools were deployed in the area. We therefore set out to investigate the potential factors … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Research Tagged With: Kenya, Malaria Management

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