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Satellites identify mosquito breeding sites
Researchers are using satellite data such as soil moisture patterns to identify likely breeding sites of mosquitoes.
NEWS | 27 November 2009 | EN
Kenya hopeful it can eliminate malaria
Kenya believes it can eliminate malaria by 2017 but admits that there is a long road of funding and capacity building ahead.
NEWS | 9 November 2009 | EN
Malaria vaccine strategy aims for eradication
The PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative has outlined its ambitions for the next generation of vaccines.
NEWS | 6 November 2009 | EN
Herbs have a role in fighting malaria, conference hears
Scientists should investigate herbal malaria remedies as they are more affordable for the very poor, the MIM meeting was told.
NEWS | 6 November 2009 | EN
Malaria impasse 'could be overcome with brain scans'
MRI scans could transform scientists' understanding of cerebral malaria but the technology is barely used, say researchers
Insecticide 'wallpaper' lethal to malaria mosquitoes
Using sheeting impregnated with insecticide may be easier, and less toxic, than wall-spraying.
NEWS | 30 October 2009 | EN
Hammocks could be added to malaria control arsenal
South-East Asia's mosquitoes bite at dusk so bednets are of limited use — but treated hammocks could be a useful addition.
NEWS | 19 October 2009 | EN
Model points to promise of combined malaria control
Bednets and biopesticides show promise as a winning combination against malaria, according to a new research model.
NEWS | 15 October 2009 | EN
New antibiotic shows promise in combating malaria
Bangladeshi researchers say that the antibiotic tigecycline has potential use in combination with antimalarials such as artemisinin.
NEWS | 12 October 2009 | EN
Malaria transmission 'persists in dry seasons'
In Suriname and Guyana malaria transmission persists in dry environmental conditions less favourable for the mosquito, say researchers.
NEWS | 12 October 2009 | ES
Fungi beat insecticide resistance in mosquitoes
Scientists have found that infecting mosquitoes with fungi can reverse insecticide resistance, but large-scale testing is some way off.
NEWS | 28 September 2009 | EN
Severe food insecurity 'risk factor for clinical malaria'
A study of rural Haiti has revealed that children in households classed as severely food insecure are at risk of perceived clinical malaria.
NEWS | 28 September 2009 | ES
Brazil and Glaxo team up for vaccine development
Brazil's Oswaldo Cruz Foundation and GlaxoSmithKline have signed an agreement to develop and manufacture vaccines for malaria and dengue fever.
NEWS | 7 September 2009 | ES
Scientists close in on key to quinine's side-effects
Researchers have long been baffled by the troubling side effects of the antimalarial quinine but now a study may have found the answer.
Peacekeepers reduce their malaria rate to zero
An indoor housefly-killing machine has shown great success at clearing malarial mosquitoes from a large outdoor area.
NEWS | 13 August 2009 | EN
Malaria in pregnancy can raise childhood malaria risk
Some babies exposed to malaria before birth have a higher chance of contracting malaria and anaemia later in life, a study finds.
New study confirms growing antimalarial resistance
A study looking at malaria parasites' response to artemisinin-based antimalarial drugs confirms growing resistance in western Cambodia.
NEWS | 3 August 2009 | EN
Peru: climate change could affect malaria vectors
Climate change is leading to a change in the behavior of two species of malaria vectors in Peru, a study has found.
NEWS | 30 July 2009 | ES
WHO 'too hasty' in ceasing iron supplementation
Iron supplements do not increase the risk of malaria in areas where the disease is prevalent — contrary to WHO guidelines, say researchers.
Malaria vaccine enters final tests
Phase III trials of the world's most advanced potential malaria vaccine started last week on five babies in Tanzania.
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