The construction of dams in Africa, in some cases, bring an unintended consequence – an increase in malaria in the surrounding areas.
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Bednet insecticides should kill mosquitoes on contact, but some have become highly resistant to the chemicals.
Innovations targeted at mosquito control are good but should not draw focus away from the tried and tested public health measures to control mosquito-borne diseases.
After years of complaints, will the British Army now use controversial anti-malarial as a drug of last resort?
Mefloquine was one of around 250,000 chemical compounds tested for malaria-killing activity in the 1960s by the United States military who needed to protect troops from malaria in the tropics.
They not only bear the heaviest burden of malaria on the continent: Nigerians are also paying the most for services related to the disease.
Despite tests which rapidly test for malaria being around for several years, overtreatment of malarial drugs still takes place in Africa.
Resistance to a commonly used antimalarial medication, Atovaquone, can’t spread to the general human population, a new research found.
New initiative with old handsets halves rates of the disease in southern Tanzania – and is being applied to other conditions, too.
Understanding what causes diseases is a life-and-death matter. It is a complicated issue that has generated a great deal of debate in the medical community.
Although there have been global efforts to eliminate parasites, some parasites and vectors will have survived attack because they have evolved resistance.
If we can solve the privacy issues, placing trackers on people and the things we make can teach us a great deal about ourselves and the world around us.
Insecticides and mosquito nets only get you so far. Synthetic biologists are ready to take the battle against mosquito-borne disease to the level of DNA – which might spell the insects’ ultimate doom.
They spread disease and misery and account for millions of deaths every year. There’s not a lot to be said for mosquitoes.
As Zika fear rises, people are inevitably asking why we don’t have a vaccine to protect against the mosquito-borne virus.
Zika was discovered almost 70 years ago, but wasn’t associated with outbreaks until 2007. So how did this formerly obscure virus wind up causing so much trouble in Brazil?
The ethics of genetically modified mosquitoes and the gene-drive technology that seeks to spread them.
Innovative initiative aims to inspire pupils on the continent to take up careers in science.
New genetic technology could change the DNA of entire species to prevent them from spreading diseases.
Solar is a vital piece of the energy puzzle for Africa, but there is an insect problem that comes with the light from solar.
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Principal Medical Scientist and Head of Laboratory for Antimalarial Resistance Monitoring and Malaria Operational Research, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
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Medical scientist, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
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Medical Entomologist at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi
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Director of the Jenner Institute, University of Oxford
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Chief Research Officer, Kenya Medical Research Institute
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UP ISMC: Project Manager and Coordinator, University of Pretoria
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Director of Science, Ifakara Health Institute
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Project Manager, Cambridge Africa, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor of Molecular Parasitology and Medicine, St George's, University of London
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Board Certified Internal Medicine Physician and Public Health Scientist, MidMichigan Health, University of Michigan
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Co-Director, Institute of Infection, Chair, Immunology & Vaccinology, Imperial College London
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Director and CEO, Burnet Institute
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Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
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Professor in Molecular Parasitology and Genetics, Federal University, Oye Ekiti
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Scientist, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
