Malaria Treatment & Prevention
Spatial Repellents
In the interest of stirring up some discussion on novel approaches to malaria vector control, I'd like to get some thoughts/ critiques of the use of spatial repellents as a means of addressing host-seeking by exophagic (outdoor-feeding) mosquitoes. This is…
Malaria Vaccine development
You may be interested in the journal article on initial results from the Phase 3 efficacy trial of the RTS,S vaccine candidate published in the New England Journal of Medicine last October. You can link to it here:…
Smartphone App Diagnoses Malaria
Hello Sophie, I found the blog so interesting. May thoughts came to imagine how this gadget can reach the people who need it so badly. Most of the malaria cases go undetected especially in the rural areas of Africa simply because even healthcare workers…
WONDERS OF MALARIA VACCINES
HOW DOES MALARIA VACCINE Pfs25-EPA/Alhydrogel HELP IN BLOCKING MALARIA PARASITES FROM DEVELOPING INTO MOSQUITOES.
Malaria RDT Expert Panel SESSION 1: Interpreting the Test in Context
Dear All, We have just published discussion brief summarizing the main points of this 3-session expert panel on Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Malaria. It is available online to signed-in GHDonline members. Please let us know what you think and consider…
Common Sense, Community Health Workers, and Malaria Control in Northern Uganda - Part 2
This audio podcast is the second part of the lecture "Common Sense, Community Health Workers, and Malaria Control in Northern Uganda" taught by Michael Westerhaus on 10/18/2011. It runs about 15-20 minutes.
Wonder of Zanzibar.
Charlie the Smith article overstates itself. It’s great, but unsurprising, that Zanzibar has reduced malaria using drugs and vector control tools of known effectiveness. Of course, the efforts of the control program should at least be maintained or even…
Microscopy Course in Nigeria: ANDI Center of Excellence for Malaria Diagnosis
ANDI CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR MALARIA DIAGNOSIS (2012 Training Schedule). College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Idi-Araba, Lagos Nigeria Title: Intensive Certificate Course in Malaria Microscopy The course seeks to build capacity on the fundamentals of…
New Global Malaria Map Reveals Hot Spots in Asia and Latin America
Fyi From the ASTMH conference ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Date: Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 12:47 PM Subject: New Global Malaria Map Reveals Hot Spots in Asia and Latin America ** *Editor’s Note:…