Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
People shun malaria testing over mistaken COVID-19 fears
Fears of contracting COVID-19 are preventing people accessing vital health services, experts say.
Mar 25, 2021
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Malaria
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New findings about immune system reaction to malaria and sickle cell disease
Scientists have discovered in more detail than ever before how the human body's immune system reacts to malaria and sickle cell disease.
Mar 19, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
One minute diagnostic found superior to standard tests for P. vivax malaria
Results of a clinical study conducted by researchers in Manaus, Brazil, show that the Gazelle Malaria test outperformed Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) and was nearly as accurate as more expensive and time-consuming expert ...
Mar 15, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Custom proteins for malaria diagnostics
A global health organization and state-of-the-art laboratory at The University of Queensland are collaborating to support the development and evaluation of point-of-care diagnostics for malaria with new custom-made proteins.
Mar 15, 2021
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Medical research
Scientists find evidence of monoclonal antibodies' efficacy in fighting malarial infection
Scientists at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, in a collaboration the Duke University, have confirmed that monoclonal antibodies can be an effective tool in the global fight against malaria.
Mar 5, 2021
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Genetics
Tracking the global movement of malaria parasites and their variants
An international collaboration of researchers have developed a computational method to identify malaria parasites as they move around the world with their human hosts—key to measuring impact of elimination campaigns.
Mar 4, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Targeted spraying to prevent malaria in low transmission setting halves cost of current practice
A study by Wits scientists and partners has proved that a targeted malaria transmission prevention intervention is not inferior to the 'blanket' approach.
Feb 26, 2021
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Genetics
Open data on malaria genomes will help combat drug resistance
Genome variation data on more than 7,000 malaria parasites from 28 endemic countries is released today in Wellcome Open Research. It has been produced by MalariaGEN, a data-sharing network of groups around the world who are ...
Feb 24, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Report highlights tremendous burden from infectious diseases in SEAR countries
Researchers at CDDEP, in collaboration with leading experts in the field, have produced the "Infectious Diseases in the South-East Asia Region" report, which examines cross-boundary challenges in communicable disease control ...
Feb 23, 2021
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Medical research
Magnetic attraction: Breakthrough test for malaria
After nearly a decade of research, a new test that detects the magnetic properties of malaria-infected blood could soon be used to help eliminate the mosquito-borne disease.
Feb 18, 2021
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