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Malaria vaccine candidate ‘could be grown at home’
This article was originally published on the SciDev.Net Website 24 May 2012. An incredible development in the fight against Malaria has arisen. Researchers in America have discovered a way rural communities in...
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ECOWAS signs agreement with Cuba for the Elimination of Malaria in West Africa by 2015
ECOWAS and the Republic of Cuba have agreed new measures to revive their collaboration towards the elimination of malaria in West Africa by 2015 through a control and elimination programme....
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GM mosquito risk assessments ‘deficient’, says review
Decisions to release genetically modified (GM) insects into the wild should be made more openly and based on better science, according to a review.
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South Africa: Malaria caution ahead of holiday
Pretoria – The Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development has urged residents of the province to take anti-malarial medication before they visit malaria endemic areas.
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Insecticide resistance linked to malaria resurgence
[ABUJA] Scientists have linked growing insecticide resistance with a resurgence of malaria in Senegal. Researchers working in the village of Dielmowarned that new approaches may be needed to fight the malaria scourge...
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Kenya: Natural chemicals ‘blind’ mosquitoes to humans
[NAIROBI] A set of chemicals that confuse mosquitoes’ navigation could boost the fight against diseases such as dengue and malaria, according to a study. Mosquitoes sense wafts of carbon dioxide (CO2)...
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Malaria investment in Ghana pays off
CAPE TOWN – A multi-million rand AngloGold Ashanti investment in a malaria control programme in Ghana has led to massive reductions in productivity losses, school absenteeism, infant mortality and treatment...