A close-up of a female Anopheles arabiensis feeding.
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South Africa is piloting a new technique as it drives to eliminate malaria.
Scientists analysing data at the South-South Malaria Research Partnership project laboratory in Kenya.
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Progress in malaria control has stalled. Research towards an effective vaccine is underway.
Even without drugs, nets or an understanding of what caused malaria, human bodies were still fighting against the parasite – and winning.
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Today, human populations carry heavy genetic marks from the war with malaria. And it is the red blood cell (erythrocyte) that mostly bears the scars.
Mountain and lowland gorillas are vulnerable to malaria.
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Malaria can be transmitted from humans to gorillas, with devastating effects.
The airways inside the human lung.
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Cystic fibrosis is the most common genetic disease among Caucasians. Now scientists believe they have discovered the origin of this often lethal genetic mutation and how it spread throughout Europe.
More than 3.9 billion people live in regions where the Aedes aegypti mosquito is present. This species transmits Zika, dengue, chikungunya, and yellow fever.
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For several billion people mosquitoes are more than a nuisance – they transmit deadly diseases. Now genetic modification may prove the most effective defense against the mosquito, preventing disease.
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Mosquitoes are picky about who they bite but it’s not actually “us” that they’re smelling when they choose their next meal…
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New research could allow us greater control over what happens to genetically modified organisms once they’re in the wild.
High tech plus ‘bucket and spade’ employed in the fight against malaria.
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High-tech drones and low-tech ‘bucket and spade’ are helping Malawians fight malaria.
A female deer tick on a piece of straw.
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The CDC recently announced an uptick in diseases spread by vectors such as mosquitoes and ticks. Here’s why and what you can do to lower your risk.
Malaria in pregnancy poses substantial risks to mothers and their babies.
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Discoveries as a result of ongoing research on malaria in pregnant women in Papua are helping to develop better treatments to fight the disease.
Fake medicines are a lucrative global business. When it comes to malaria drugs that don’t work, they can be deadly.
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Each year, 500,000 people die of malaria annually, a preventable disease. Most of them children in Africa, where many anti-malarial drugs are fake or substandard.
A Malawian woman receives a bednet to protect her and her child from mosquitoes that spread malaria.
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Malaria elimination in Malawi is lagging because research isn’t being used properly.
Mosquitoes have started developing resistance to topical repellents.
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A novel mosquito repellent has been found to have a longer lifespan than those commercially available.
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Baringo county and other areas on the western side of Kenya are struggling to reduce their seasonal malaria caseloads.
At a construction site in New Delhi, workers are exposed to mosquito repellent.
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The spread of infectious diseases such as chikungunya is closely linked to urban mobility, yet small Indian cities could play a crucial role in the resilience process.
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New research shows just 1% of E. coli bacteria’s genetic mutations are lethal.
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Kenya must establish policies to tackle dengue fever and chikungunya, like it did for malaria.
Treated bed nets are effective in preventing malaria where mosquitoes bite indoors and late at night.
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Kenya has managed to reduce the number of malaria cases in parts of the country. But this, in turn, has led to immunity levels dropping.
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An unexpected breakthrough looks promising for finding new drugs to treat two deadly diseases.