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Mosquito net distribution could halve Malaria deaths in Africa during COVID-19
Mosquito net distribution could help halve the number of deaths from Malaria during the coronavirus outbreak in Africa, Imperial researchers say. There are concerns that malaria control activities – such as distributing insecticidal nets – could be severely disrupted as a result of the pandemic. Writing in Nature Medicine, Imperial’s […]
Uganda Still Ranks High Globally In Malaria Deaths
Malaria remains a leading cause of illness and death in Uganda. Most of the country’s 43 million population is at risk. And the disease accounts for between a third and half of all outpatient consultations. Each malaria episode costs a family on average 9 US dollars. Even though Uganda had […]
Nigerians are over-treating malaria — Experts
As concerns grow over a recent study that discovered a new strain of malaria parasite that is resistant to artemisinin, health professionals in the country have warned that Nigerians should stop the habit of overtreating malaria ADEBAYO FOLORUNSHO-FRANCIS reports Fadekemi Fagba, a 52-year-old trader, visited a local pharmacy to procure […]
RECAP: What Is Malaria?
Malaria is an infectious disease caused by species of single-celled parasites invading and destroying red blood cells. There are four species of Plasmodium protozoan that cause malaria in humans, with two – P. falciparum and P. vivax – responsible for the majority of infections. Plasmodium parasites reproduce in two ways: […]
Master Airbnb Bookkeeping: Tips for Financial Success
In the Airbnb business, one of the most critical aspects of bookkeeping is accurately reporting revenues and understanding the various direct deductions available to you. Unlike traditional businesses, Airbnb hosts can take advantage of many deductions that are unique to a home-based business operating in the hospitality industry. Properly reporting […]
Common RDTs ineffective in detecting malaria – Study
A new study has found that the readily available Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDT) used in testing for malaria are missing some positives especially those that have low levels of the disease and those that are asymptomatic. The observational study whose results were released this morning started in 2019 by the […]
We must continue to scale up malaria programmes, despite COVID-19
In 2014, Sierra Leone – along with Liberia and Guinea – battled a devastating outbreak of Ebola. This deadly challenge taught us a lot, from the importance of tackling misinformation to ensuring rapid testing and treatment. In my country alone, we lost close to 4,000 lives to the virus. This […]
Malaria Parasite resistance to artemisinin derivatives now affecting Africa
Resistance to artemisinin, the main component of the current antimalarial treatments recommended by WHO, is already widespread in South-East Asia, but it had not previously been described in Africa. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, in collaboration with the National Malaria Control Program in Rwanda (Rwanda Biomedical Center), the World Health […]
Lice. Mosquitoes. Stereotypes (3)
Missing an Opportunity for Excellence I must note, first, that there is a certain ‘Oliver asked for more-ness to this article—or at least the topic regarding this article—one which I tried very hard to desist from over- indulging. This attempt proved unsuccessful for this inherent Oliver-ness stems from pointing out […]
New set of channels connecting malaria parasite and blood cells
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions have discovered another set of pore-like holes, or channels, traversing the membrane-bound sac that encloses the deadliest malaria parasite as it infects red blood cells. The channels enable the transport of lipids — fat-like molecules — between the blood cell […]