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Liver malaria map paves the way for better treatments

By infecting humans, the malaria parasite first infiltrates the liver, where it undergoes a seven-day multiplication phase. This critical stage is a prime target for effective vaccines. Leveraging advanced techniques, researchers at Stockholm University have crafted the inaugural comprehensive map of malaria infection in the mouse liver. Their findings, published in Nature Communications, hold promise
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Why the fight against malaria is having a ‘Red Queen’ moment

Scientists working to eradicate malaria face three threats to progression: stealth parasites, super mosquitoes and mounting resistance As Alice and the Red Queen run towards a chessboard in Lewis Carroll’s childhood classic,  the wind whistling in their ears, the little girl makes a curious discovery: despite running very fast for a very long time, she
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Uganda MPs Move to End Malaria

World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) have held a dialogue on malaria with Members of Parliament under their umbrella body, Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Malaria (UPFM). The dialogue under the theme “The role of the Eleventh Parliament in making malaria elimination priority: the critical importance of reaching marginalized populations with the
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TOWARDS MALARIA ELIMINATION: STRENGTHENING THE QUALITY OF MALARIA DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES IN SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE

External Competency Assessment for Malaria Microscopists (ECAMM) Workshop - 09 to 20 January 2023 Malaria is a preventable, treatable, and curable disease. However, without prompt diagnosis and effective treatment, malaria can progress to a severe form of the disease and death. The WHO African Region carries a disproportionately high share of the global burden of the
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Malaria Vaccines Could Be Game-Changers

This article appeared in the January/February 2022 issue of Discover magazine. Become a subscriber for unlimited access to our archive.Malaria kills over 400,000 people a year around the world, most of them children. That toll, though grim, is a little under half what it was in 2000, thanks to campaigns to distribute mosquito nets, conduct indoor pesticide spraying and…
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