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What the FAQ: Thirty years in making, the world now has a Malaria vaccine. What do we know so far?

The health organisation has warned of not letting the guards down. It has advised countries to step away from a “one-size fits all” approach and use a blend of tools instead

Published on 7th October 2021
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New drug compound developed to stop malaria by blocking a critical step in the parasite's life cycle

In their research, published in PNAS, the scientists developed a set of compounds designed to stop the parasite from being able to burst out of red blood cells

Published on 15th May 2021
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Study finds that throat spray, oral drug used for malaria-arthritis helps reduce spread of COVID-19

This is the first study to demonstrate the benefits of prophylactic, or preventive therapy with either oral hydroxychloroquine or povidone-iodine throat spray in reducing SARS-CoV-2 infection

Published on 26th April 2021
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Researchers suggest that simple genetic modification may stop mosquitoes spreading malaria

The study is the latest in a series of steps toward using CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology to make changes in mosquito genes that could reduce their ability to spread malaria

Published on 14th April 2021
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Scientists map detailed genome of malaria mosquito vector, aim to control disease transmission

The researchers noted that mosquito-transmitted malaria is the leading global killer among vector-borne diseases, claiming over 400,000 human lives in 2019

Published on 12th February 2021
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Say 'Ok Google, talk to Malaria No More' on Android devices to get information on diseases 

The feature will be available in Hindi and English, and will answer questions like 'What is malaria fever?', 'What are the types of malaria?', 'How does malaria spread?' and 'How to test for malaria?'

Published on 26th November 2020
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Delhi govt asks schools to observe 'dry day' once a week to check mosquito breeding

In order to control and prevent the outbreak, it is essential to prevent breeding of mosquitoes and students should be made aware of this," the Directorate of Education said in a letter to principals

Published on 16th September 2020
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COVID-19 pandemic may lead to a surge in HIV, TB, malaria deaths: Lancet study

The scientists also cautioned that their study aimed to quantify the potential scale of the impact of COVID-19 and to guide how it could be minimised

Published on 14th July 2020
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IIT Mandi researchers find the target protein for action of antimalarial drug against Zika Virus

The Zika virus is a mosquito-borne emerging global pathogen belonging to the flavivirus genus. Other members of this genus include dengue virus

Published on 28th January 2019
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Poor diets threaten health more than malaria, tuberculosis, measles, says UN report

The report proposes a series of policy actions across the entire food system, including educating all concerned

Published on 9th November 2018
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Now a dessert that kills mosquitoes. Manipal University alumni develop a larvicide 'cake bomb'   

Rains may come and go, but puddles remain and breed mosquitoes. Read on to find out about the cake that can stop this

Published on 21st July 2017

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