Mathematical modelling to fight malaria: Researchers have created a mathematical model to predict genetic resistance to antimalarial drugs in Africa to manage one of the biggest threats to global malarial control. Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites and spread to humans through infected mosquitos. It is preventable and curable, yet resistance to current […]
WHO calls for reinvigorated action to fight malaria: Global malaria gains threatened by access gaps, COVID-19 and funding shortfall The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on countries and global health partners to step up the fight against malaria, a preventable and treatable disease that continues to claim hundreds of thousands of lives each year. […]
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Everyone has suffered from that incredibly itchy bite that keeps you awake at night. Although some people seem far more susceptible to bites and some experience spectacular and occasionally life-threatening reactions. This guide gives you a general overview as to what might have got you and suggestions as to the best way to treat the […]
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Tracking The Movement Of Mosquito Stowaways: Dengue mosquitoes and tiger mosquitoes pose a range of challenges to global health, but genomics is helping us to prevent these dangerous species from sneaking past Australian biosecurity By Dr Tom Schmidt, University of Melbourne. (This article was first published in Pursuit) Everyone knows mosquitoes can fly. Not everyone […]
Four years ago working in Timor Leste, I experienced the devastating effects of dengue fever and malaria on families in a resource-poor environment. Waving mosquitos away from my face, I took blood tests and treated a cohort of sick children lying in their parents’ arms, lethargic and flat in the Emergency Department. I wondered what […]