Jaishree Raman, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
South Africa is one of the few malaria-endemic countries in Africa that did not see a major upsurge in malaria cases caused by COVID-related disruptions.
When done unsustainably, agricultural development can harm human health.
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Hiral Anil Shah, Imperial College London; Kallista Chan, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, dan Kris Murray, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
New research quantifies the link between agricultural practices and malaria transmission in sub-Saharan Africa.
Classical antibiotics that directly kill pathogens are prone to elicit drug-resistance. Targeting host enzymes required for pathogen survival offers can limit the emergence of resistance.
Diagnostic is a crucial step in the fight against malaria.
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Summer is no fun when mosquitoes are biting. Insect repellent creams, sprays, and lotions are safe and effective but there are alternatives. Here’s what works and what doesn’t!
The anopheles gambiae mosquito transmits malaria to humans.
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Treatments for uncomplicated malaria remain mostly robust. But the arsenal against severe malaria and deaths is rapidly weakening. New options are urgently required.
Indoor residual spraying is one of the main components of malaria control.
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The countries share related populations, economies, ecologies and epidemiologies. This interconnectedness highlights challenges and opportunities for more effective malaria control across the region.
South Africa offers free malaria testing and treatment to anyone entering the country along shared borders.
Jaishree Raman
Jaishree Raman, National Institute for Communicable Diseases dan Shüné Oliver, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
The South African Malaria Control Programme is one of the few on the continent that is entirely funded by government. The stable source of funding has allowed for steady malaria control interventions.
Spraying houses with insecticide is a temporary solution.
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Jaishree Raman, National Institute for Communicable Diseases dan Shüné Oliver, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
The successful development of an effective vaccine against the deadliest form of malaria that is most common in sub-Saharan Africa is indeed a major achievement.
A helping hand in the fight against malaria.
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Malaria is one of the world’s oldest and deadliest diseases. So why has it taken so long to get a vaccine?
The first ever malaria vaccine promises to bring the battle against infections back on track.
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But the vaccine isn’t perfect. So we’ll still need mosquito nets and insecticides too.
David Julius, one of the two recipients of the 2021 medicine Nobel Prize, used the active component in chile peppers to study how the brain senses heat.
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The joint award recognizes the long road to deciphering the biology behind the brain’s ability to sense its surroundings – work that paves the way for a number of medical and biological breakthroughs.
Malaria control must move away from relying too much on insecticides to more innovative and sustainable options. Genetic programming of mosquitoes is one.
Vaccines against COVID-19 are the safest – and fastest – way to prevent the spread of variants.
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A 2015 paper on chicken virus evolution is being taken out of context and used to fuel fears about COVID-19 vaccines. Its lead author aims to clarify the science in hopes of saving lives.
Principal Medical Scientist and Head of Laboratory for Antimalarial Resistance Monitoring and Malaria Operational Research, National Institute for Communicable Diseases