Showing posts with label malaria. Show all posts
Showing posts with label malaria. Show all posts
Monday, April 9, 2012

Malaria is Spreading

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Malaria is spread by mosquitoes Resistance Spread 'Compromising' Fight Against Malaria -- BBC Scientists have found new evidence tha...
Saturday, September 25, 2010

Malaria Passed From Gorillas To Humans

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The parasite passes from one human to another via a female Anopheles mosquito which hands it on when the insect takes a blood meal. Hemera F...
Monday, March 22, 2010

Genetically Modified Mosquitos Could Be Used To Spread Vaccine For Malaria

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From The Telegraph: A genetically engineered mosquito that vaccinates as it bites has been developed by scientists. Experts believe "fl...
Monday, December 28, 2009

Pulling The 'Mating Plug' May Reduce Mosquito Population And Malaria Rates

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A malaria-carrying Anopheles gambiae mosquito. About 40% of the world's population is at risk of malaria, a potentially deadly disease. ...
Friday, December 18, 2009

Malaria Slows In 1 In 3 Affected Countries

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From Time Magazine: (LONDON) — Malaria cases appear to have been slashed by half in more than a third of countries battling the disease foll...
Sunday, November 15, 2009

In A Malaria Hot Spot, Resistance To A Key Drug

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From Time Magazine: Every year, thousands of workers arrive at the sapphire and ruby mines of Pailin, Cambodia, risking their lives to unear...
Thursday, September 10, 2009

New Malaria 'Poses Human Threat'

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From The BBC: An emerging new form of malaria poses a deadly threat to humans, research has shown. It had been thought the parasite Plasmodi...
Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Scientists Report Original Source Of Malaria

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UCI's Francisco Ayala and colleagues report in a new study that malignant malaria originates from a parasite found in chimpanzees in equ...