Malaria-water News

According to researchers at the Duke University Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy, when it comes to coping with malaria, baboons and humans have similar stories to tell.

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While a lot of progress has been made in controlling and treating malaria, the goal of producing a vaccine remains elusive.

Malaria has evolved to thwart almost every aspect of t... Read more

Scientists have created a better mousetrap when it comes to repelling mosquitoes. So housewives can now have a good night's sleep.

Up till now, the gold standard has been DEET. B... Read more

The researchers found inherent size differences between the mosquito species. The treehole mosquito is larger than the Asian tiger mosquito, which makes it less vulnerable to predation from ... Read more

A new malaria agent infecting chimpanzees in Central Africa has been identified by researchers in Gabon and France.

This new species, named Plasmodium gaboni, is a close relative... Read more

The spread of malaria parasite can be curbed and its long-term eradication achieved with the aid of medication combos based on the oldest synthetic malaria drug, methylene blue stain, accord... Read more

The Indian national malaria control program has been using a Geographic Information System (GIS)-driven digital map of past and predicted malaria outbreak hotspots.

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Dengue fever is a viral disease blighting many of the world's tropical regions. Now, a group of researchers has made a major finding which may help fight the terrible disease.

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New biotechnologies that allow scientists to quickly and accurately distinguish species based on a simple DNA analysis are being creatively deployed for the first time in the war against a m... Read more

A simple blood test can offer valuable support to healthcare in the fight against malaria, scientists at Karolinska Institute have found.

According to their study, the rapid diag... Read more