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Malaria in Africa

May 26, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION How many in Africa have been affected by Malaria? ANSWER In 2010, there were approximately 174 million cases of malaria in Africa. However, some people may present with more than one case of malaria per year (especially young children), so the number of people affected is likely considerably lower. However, 90% of deaths from malaria occur in Africa, and 60% in just six … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Africa, burden, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, deaths, DR Congo, Mali, mortality, Mozambique, Nigeria

Researchers Cure Mice of Bloodstream Malaria Infection

December 16, 2011 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

Researchers have discovered how malaria manipulates the immune system to allow the parasite to persist in the bloodstream. By rescuing this immune system pathway, the research team was able to cure mice of bloodstream malaria infections. The findings could point the way to a new approach for treating malaria that does not rely on vaccination and is not susceptible to the parasite's notorious … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Boubacar Traore, CD4+ T cells, Jacqueline Moebius, John Harty, Lecia Pewe, Lorraine Tygrett, Mali, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Noah Butler, Ogobara Doumbo, Peter Crompton, Steve Varga, Thomas Waldschmidt, University of Bamako, University of Iowa

Global Fund Responds to News Stories About Corruption in Grant Spending

January 24, 2011 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

Officials from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria are criticizing recent media reports of misuse of Global Fund grants. They say the reports are based on incidents that occurred and were acted on last year and contain no new revelations. The media reports claim corruption is taking a big bite out of the billions of dollars of grant money disbursed by the Global Fund. And, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Djibouti, Global Fund, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Mali, Mauritania, Michel Kazatchkine, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Zambia

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