Malaria remains a concern in Florida because the state has 14 mosquito species capable of harboring and transmitting the parasites responsible for the disease.| epi.ufl.edu
Top row (from left to right): Maria Carolina Barbosa da Silva, Brittany Cooke, Erik Curtis, Mahmood Gohari, David Kormos, Mindy Lam| EPIC Emerging & Pandemic Infections Consortium
See what stories caught our attention this week, from the Danish capital’s plan for a wetter future to a new and improved mosquito net.| Reasons to be Cheerful
A study from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health revealed that ivermectin, usually used to treat river blindness and scabies, can reduce malaria transmission. The BOHEMIA trial is the largest study on ivermectin for malaria, and results revealed that the pill reduced malaria by 26%. As mosquitoes become more resistant to insect repellent and other… The post This pill makes blood deadly to mosquitoes and reduced malaria by 26% appeared first on Drug Discovery and Development.| Drug Discovery and Development
Swissmedic has approved Novartis’ Coartem Baby as the first malaria medicine for newborns and young infants, the company announced on Tuesday. The treatment was developed in collaboration with the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV). Novartis plans to distribute the treatment on a not-for-profit basis to areas where malaria is endemic. This includes the eight African… The post Swissmedic approves first malaria treatment for infants appeared first on Drug Discovery and Development.| Drug Discovery and Development
March 18, 2009 Mosquitoes have plagued mankind since time immemorial. For many they’re just annoying pests that leave an itchy reminder of their bloodsucking ways, but for much of the world’s population they’re carriers of deadly disease – malaria in particular. So far man’s efforts to combat…| New Atlas
Malaria and dengue fever should not deter you from experiencing Sumatra. With proper precautions and awareness, the risk remains minimal. Der Beitrag Malaria and Dengue in Sumatra: What Travelers Need to Know erschien zuerst auf Discover Sumatra.| Discover Sumatra
Meanwhile, the WHO is mulling “terrible choices” as it tries to trim 25% of its budget in the wake of the US withdrawal from the body.| Health Policy Watch
Effective altruists continue to be leaders in providing evidence-based global health solutions.| Reflective altruism
As West Nile virus is detected in mosquitoes collected in the UK for the first time, we take a look at how UKHSA is protecting the UK from vector-borne diseases| ukhsa.blog.gov.uk
Malaria – a disease transmitted between people by mosquitoes – remains a major cause of death globally, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. While recent efforts to control mosquitoes have been very successful in reducing malaria, particularly insecticide-treated bed nets, mosquito populations seem to be persisting. In this episode of Naturally Speaking, editors Ellen Hughes and Taya […]| Naturally Speaking
The processes designed to “soften” Upper Canada’s disease landscape—such as agriculture and settlement—were also tools of settler colonialism.| NiCHE
