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New Malaria Parasites

July 24, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION I heard researchers have found a new malaria parasite—what is the name? ANSWER New malaria parasites are found quite regularly—the parasite that causes malaria, Plasmodium, actually infects birds, reptiles, rodents and non-human primates like monkeys and apes as well as humans. As such, non-human forms of malaria are discovered relatively frequently in other species. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: apes, birds, chimpanzees, diagnosis, gorillas, Monkeys, Plasmodium billbrayi, Plasmodium billcollinsi, Plasmodium Knowlesi, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium Vivax, reptiles, research, rodents

Organizations Against Malaria

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

QUESTION What is a good organization that helps stop malaria? ANSWER There are many organizations that work very hard to control malaria. The most well known are those that design policies and implement projects to control malaria on the ground, in places where the disease is most deadly. These include multilateral international organizations such as UNICEF and the World Health … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: advocacy, AstraZeneca, Bangalore, DIfD, Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria, Malaria Control, Malaria No More, multilateral organizations, NGOs, PAHO, Princeton, research, Roll Back Malaria, UCSF, UNICEF, USAID, WHO

Insecticide Treated Bednets (ITNs) Research

January 12, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION I want to know about the treated bed net, because I want research about the ITNs. So please help me find some reasearch papers. ANSWER There are a wealth of scientific studies on ITNs. I will list a few here, which in turn will lead you to many others through their cited references. I am purposefully mostly mentioning papers published in open access journals, since many others … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: insecticide treated bednet, ITNs, research, scientific papers

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