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“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

Contrasting Patterns of Malaria Drug Resistance Found Between Humans and Mosquitoes

November 15, 2011 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

A recent study has detected contrasting patterns of drug resistance in malaria-causing parasites taken from both humans and mosquitoes in rural Zambia. Parasites found in human blood samples showed a high prevalence for pyrimethamine-resistance, which was consistent with the class of drugs widely used to treat malaria in the region. However, parasites taken from mosquitoes themselves had very … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Clive J. Shiff, David J. Sullivan, Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, Kun Liu, Mtawa A. P. Mkulama, Mulenga Musapa, Peter Agre, Philip E. Thuma, Plasmodium Falciparum, Pyrimethamine Resistance, Sandra Chishimba, Sungano Mharakurwa, Taida Kumwenda, Zambia

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