Malaria
Researchers at Columbia and Drexel universities have made significant breakthroughs in understanding the malaria parasite, which could lead to more effective treatments against the disease. Malaria parasites have developed resistance to anti-malarial drugs, and despite efforts to combat the disease, progress has stalled. The new study reveals the first high-resolution
Infants
Dr. Ross Boyce, a medical resident in Uganda 12 years ago, witnessed firsthand the devastating toll of malaria on young children. Approximately half of the patients he saw in a rural clinic had the disease. Noticing that Ugandan mothers often carried their babies tied on their backs with a wide
Infection
Researchers from Imperial College London have developed a near point-of-care, LAMP-based diagnostic platform for malaria diagnosis using capillary blood. This platform has shown high sensitivity and specificity in detecting Plasmodium falciparum infections, including asymptomatic and submicroscopic cases, in African endemic countries. The study's findings have significant implications for
Anopheles
A recent study highlights the misidentification of mosquito vectors in the North-East India Region (NER) as a major concern for malaria control. The researchers, led by Jadab Rajkonwar from the Regional Medical Research Center, found that the morphological identification of Anopheles species, which are the primary vectors of malaria, has
Malaria
The fight against malaria is under threat as wealthy countries consider reducing their contributions to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria, despite the warning that funding cuts could lead to a deadly resurgence of the disease. Analysts estimate that if the fund receives 20% less funding than
Cornell University. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
A new study published in PLOS Biology reveals that malaria parasites can optimize their transmission investment by sensing two within-host cues. Researchers at Cornell University found that parasites that detect two cues - log-transformed infected and uninfected red blood cell abundance - can accurately track the progression of the infection,
Clinical trials
Researchers at the Ifakara Health Institute have reported new data on malaria surveillance methods, highlighting the need for new technologies and approaches to collect data and design control tools. The study utilized digital technologies, including the HumBug acoustic sensor and the MozzWear app, to detect and identify host-seeking mosquitoes. A
Malaria
New research published in the Open Research Africa journal has shown that the prevalence of malaria in children under 5 years in Anambra State, Nigeria, is declining. However, the sustained transmission of malaria threatens to reverse this decline, particularly during the rainy transmission season. Researchers from Nnamdi Azikiwe University conducted
Malaria
New research published in the Open Research Africa journal has shown that the prevalence of malaria in children under 5 years in Anambra State, Nigeria, is declining. However, the sustained transmission of malaria threatens to reverse this decline, particularly during the rainy transmission season. Researchers from Nnamdi Azikiwe University conducted
Clinical trials
Researchers at the Ifakara Health Institute have reported new data on malaria surveillance methods, highlighting the need for new technologies and approaches to collect data and design control tools. The study utilized digital technologies, including the HumBug acoustic sensor and the MozzWear app, to detect and identify host-seeking mosquitoes. A
Malaria
A recent study published in Malaria Journal has highlighted the growing threat of emerging artemisinin partial resistance to the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. For over two decades, Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) has been the first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria in the region. However, researchers from Strathmore University
Malaria
Scientists have investigated the effects of climate change on malaria transmission dynamics in India, predicting a decrease in Entomological Inoculation Rate (EIR) values by up to 30% in most regions by the end of the century due to rising temperatures and rainfall. This study used the VECTRI model, a vector-borne
