Malaria prevalence high in Brong Ahafo
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/health/artikel.php?ID=286506
For three years running, malaria cases top the list of the top 10 out-patients department (OPD) disease cases in the Sunyani Municipal Hospital in the Brong Ahafo Region due to the prevalence of the mosquito vector, plasmodium parasite, which causes ...
Equatorial Guinea presents design for malaria vaccine trial
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130921/Equatorial-Guinea-presents-design-for-malaria-vaccine-trial.aspx
Equatorial Guinea's Ministry of Health and Social Security recently presented a design for a malaria vaccine trial as part of the government's efforts to improve the country's public health. The West African Nation is the second country in Africa ...
Elite Army Units to Stop Taking Anti-Malarial Drug
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/elite-army-units-stop-taking-anti-malarial-drug-20301687
The top doctor for Green Berets and other elite Army commandos has told troops to immediately stop taking mefloquine, an anti-malaria drug found to cause permanent brain damage in rare cases. The ban among special operations forces is the latest ...
Mass. researchers: Plant shows promise in fight against malaria
http://www.necn.com/09/20/13/Mass-researchers-Plant-shows-promise-in-/landing.html?blockID=853097
(NECN: Katelyn Tivnan) - Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are hoping the next phase of a two-year project involving a plant shows promise in the fight against malaria. The plant is called artemisia annua and the goal is determine whether ...
HKU team discovers DNA technique to detect malaria
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1313959/hku-team-discovers-dna-technique-detect-malaria
A team of local researchers has developed a DNA technique that could make malaria diagnosis cheaper and more convenient. Unlike traditional diagnostic kits that use antibodies, the new technique's use of DNA makes it less heat sensitive, meaning kits ...
New Funding for Malaria Grant in Cote d'Ivoire Will Be Used for Mass ...
http://allafrica.com/stories/201309201276.html
Most of the $57.7 million in interim applicant funding for a malaria grant to Cote d'Ivoire (first announced in this GFO article) will be used to procure upwards of than 12 million long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs). This represents almost ...
Study explains indirect burden of malaria on childhood deaths
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130920/Study-explains-indirect-burden-of-malaria-on-childhood-deaths.aspx
Recurrent episodes of malaria cause chronic inflammation in blood vessels that might predispose to future infections and may increase susceptibility to cardiovascular disease, a Wellcome Trust study in Malawian children finds. The findings could ...
Pirna worker tests positive for malaria
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Pirna-worker-tests-positive-for-malaria/articleshow/22827219.cms
MAPUSA: A migrant worker, employed at a sand extraction site at Pirna-Ozarim in Pernem, tested positive for malaria. The incident came to light when Rakesh Sahani, 26, complained of fever with chills and was admitted to the primary health centre at ...
