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Bacterial infection breaks mosquito malaria chain

Agence France-PresseMay 11, 2013 16:45
US scientists have found a way to infect mosquitoes with bacteria in order to break the chain of malaria transmission, according to research published Thursday in a leading scientific journal. A similar approach has helped cut back on dengue in some locations, and researchers hope that the findings could offer a path toward reducing malaria among the most common mosquitoes in the Middle East and South Asia.

Gene clues point to Cambodia for resistant malaria

Agence France-PresseApril 28, 2013 13:15
Gene analysis of malaria parasites has pinpointed western Cambodia as the hotspot of strains that are dangerously resistant to artesiminin, the frontline drug against the disease, scientists said on Sunday. An international consortium of researchers unravelled the genetic code of 825 samples of the Plasmodium falciparum parasite from Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Thailand, Vietnam and from northeastern and western Cambodia. The 166 samples from western Cambodia stood out, the team reported in the journal Nature Genetics.

US to test handheld scanner for fake malaria drugs

Agence France-PresseApril 24, 2013 15:30
US regulators announced a plan Wednesday to test a handheld device that can scan drugs and report within seconds whether they are real or fake, in a bid to help the fight against malaria. Counterfeit and substandard malaria drugs are a key concern in many parts of the world where the mosquito-borne disease is a problem, and finding a low-cost way to test drugs in the field would be a boon to public health efforts, experts said.

DOH to distribute insecticide-treated mosquito nets on 'World Malaria Day'

April 15, 2013 15:48
The Department of Health (DOH) will distribute insecticide-treated mosquito netsto pre-determined beneficiaries in Ifugao, Mountain Province and Kalinga provinces during the observance of "World Malaria Day" on April 26. Dr. Maria Luisa Paran, DOH-Cordillera Region infectious disease unit chief, said the mosquito nets will be treated with anti-mosquito repellents.

Atlantic warming points to malaria risk... in India

March 3, 2013 14:15
Health watchdogs monitoring the risk of malaria in India should keep a close eye on what's happening thousands of kilometres (miles) away in the Atlantic, an unusual study published on Sunday suggests. The temperature of the sea surface in the tropical South Atlantic is a big determinant for levels of monsoon rain, which in turn is the big factor for malarial mosquitoes, it says.

Australian research provides final clue for anti-malaria drug

February 18, 2013 23:00
SYDNEY, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Researchers in Australia have provided the final piece of a puzzle to develop a new anti-malarial drug, which targets the parasite that causes the disease and kills it with a salt overdose. The drug, the first discovery in the fight against malaria in two decades, holds out fresh hope for conquering the disease, which claims hundreds of thousands of lives a year and is known for its evolving drug resistance.
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