World malaria report 2023
<p>India topped countries in the South-East Asia region for the most number of malaria cases and deaths in 2022, according to this report published by the World Health Organization (WHO).</p>
Malaria
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Malaria goes sub-microscopic, proves its existence in Chennai
CHENNAI: Even as the State health department is confidently striding ahead to get Chennai declared as malaria-free by the World Health Organisation, a study done by the National Institute of Malaria Research
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Study: Better Housing a Powerful Tool for Malaria Prevention
Improving housing conditions may provide a boost to malaria prevention at a time when other efforts may be losing steam, according to new research. As Africa rapidly moves away from traditional mud-and-thatch
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Net loss? Agrochemicals and insecticide resistance in the fight against malaria
<p>In Africa, a combination of better medicines and the widespread use of insecticides to kill mosquitoes has led to the decline in malaria cases and deaths. Millions of people in places like Dano are
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Net loss?- Agrochemicals and insecticide resistance in the fight against malaria
<p>A combination of indoor spraying and use of insecticide-treated bed nets has slashed cases of malaria, but now researchers are reporting widespread resistance of mosquitoes to the chemicals used to
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Association of CD40L gene polymorphism with severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Indian population
<p>Many host genetic factors are associated with the disease severity and fatal outcome of falciparum malaria. CD40L gene has been found to be one of the most important factors associated with malaria
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Characteristics and survival of patients with Ebola virus infection, malaria, or both in Sierra Leone: a retrospective cohort study
<p>The 2014–15 Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic strained health systems in west Africa already overburdened with other diseases, including malaria. Because EVD and malaria can be difficult to distinguish
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Quantification of labile heme in live malaria parasites using a genetically encoded biosensor
<p>Malaria parasites degrade substantial quantities of hemoglobin to release heme within a specialized digestive vacuole. Most of this heme is sequestered in an inert crystal. However, the concentration
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Experimental vaccine protects against multiple malaria strains
An experimental malaria vaccine protected healthy subjects from infection with a malaria strain different from that contained in the vaccine, according to a study published today in the Proceedings of
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Anti-malarial, antibiotics cost rises by 150%
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has warned that the prices of essential medicines in the country, such as anti-malarial drugs and antibiotics have risen by over 150 per cent in less than two
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Housing improvements and malaria risk in sub-Saharan Africa: A multi-country analysis of survey data
<p>Improvements to housing may contribute to malaria control and elimination by reducing house entry by malaria vectors and thus exposure to biting. We tested the hypothesis that the odds of malaria infection