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Cutting Trees In The Amazon Triggers A Jump In Malaria

If a tree falls in the Amazon, does it matter to malaria-carrying mosquitoes?

Some mosquitoes that transmit malaria don’t like the rain forest much.

Yes, say researchers from the University o

Malaria: New Hope For The Number 2 Biggest Killer By Infection On The Planet

Malaria is the second biggest cause of death by infection on Earth, whilst in Africa it is number 1, claiming 5 million victims per year. In adults if often reoccurs, whilst t

A Systems-Based Analysis of Plasmodium vivax Lifecycle Transcription from Human to Mosquito

Up to 40% of the world’s population is at risk for Plasmodium vivax malaria, a disease that imposes a major public health and economic burden on endemic countri

Chemical genetics of Plasmodium falciparum

Malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum is a disease that is responsible for 880,000 deaths per year worldwide. Vaccine development has proved difficult and resistance has emerged for most antimalarial drugs.

Use of magnetically purified Plasmodium falciparum parasites improves the accuracy of erythrocyte invasion assays

Merozoite invasion of erythrocytes is a crucial step for the asexual cycle of Plasmodium falciparum. Multiple invasion pathways, which inv

Severe neurological sequelae and behaviour problems after cerebral malaria in Ugandan children.

Cerebral malaria is the most severe neurological complication of falciparum malaria and a leading cause of death and neuro-disability in sub-Saharan Africa.

Important information regarding the close monitoring of a returning treveller’s declining health, especially regarding potential Malaria infections or other mosquito borne diseases

Gorillas Cause Trouble for Malaria Eradication

In a new study, researchers found that Gorillas carry malaria. This is good news for humans because now gorillas could aid us in developing a malaria vaccine. However, this is also bad news for humans beca

Severe malaria – a case of fatal Plasmodium knowlesi infection with post-mortem findings: a case report

Zoonotic malaria caused by Plasmodium knowlesi is an important, but newly recognized, human pathogen. For the first time, post- mortem findings from

NIAID Malaria Research Program web site.

BBC Health malaria information site.

Malaria information page. Lots of diagrams and useful information about Malaria.

Malaria – symptoms – signs – treatment etc.

This site is an educational initiative by GlaxoSmithKline Travel Health.

You can find out about the country you are going to travel to and what the risks are likely to be.

Human Plasmodium knowlesi Infection Detected by Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Malaria

We describe a PCR-confirmed case of Plasmodium knowlesi infection with a high parasitemia level and clinical signs of severe malaria in a migrant worker from Malaysian B

A site with information about transmission, treatment, and prevention of malaria

This resource is presented by the Division of LaboratoryMedicine at Royal Perth Hospital.
It is provided for the information of Medical Practitioners and Laboratory Scientists.

It is regularly updated and provides the generally accepted best current p

A comprehensive site on the treatment of Malaria.

This UNICEF report shows gains made in reducing the burden of malaria.

Video stored on Youtube.

Information and statistics on the Roll Back Malaria program.

A UK website that enables travellers to get fast, accurate information about the relative risks of infection posed by the countries they intend to visit. It also provides them with details of the immunisation requirements of each region.

WHO Malaria information page.

This is an entry page to websites with Malaria content relevant to the Southern African Context

Background Information about Malaria

Malaria information page.