Uganda: Malaria On the Rise in Lango (AllAfrica.com)

There has been an upsurge in the number of malaria cases reported in the sub-region of Lango in northern Uganda due to poor mosquito control, according to health officials.

New malaria drugs 'too expensive' for most Ugandans (Guardian Unlimited)

Effective malaria drugs are too expensive in Uganda and often unavailable, forcing families to fall back on drugs that are cheap, but no longer work well, a new report reveals. Even within Africa, Uganda is particularly hard hit by malaria, which is responsible for 20 to 23% of all deaths. Small children and pregnant women are worst affected. Treating malaria has become more difficult ...

Uganda: Unicef, Japanese Government Launch Anti-Malaria Drive in Lango (AllAfrica.com)

UNICEF, in partnership with the government of Japan, has begun distributing 230,000 insecticide treated mosquito nets in Lango region.

Sunil Chacko: Bill Gates Speaks in Tokyo on Vaccine Development, Building the Global Computer Industry, and Innovative ... (HuffingtonPost)

Despite the challenges in designing a vaccine against... the HIV virus, Bill Gates and his foundation poured hundreds of millions into vaccine design and development against HIV/AIDS.

Three new cases of malaria reported (The Nassau Guardian)

Three new cases of malaria were identified on Exuma recently, Minister of Health Dr. Hubert Minnis confirmed yesterday. According to the minister, three Bahamian male residents of Exuma were diagnosed with the disease.

Hallan en Panamá un potente transmisor de la malaria (SciDev.net)

Un grupo de investigadores ha confirmado la presencia en Panamá de la especie de mosquito Anopheles darlingi , un poderoso transmisor del parásito que produce la malaria en América Latina, y que hasta el momento no se había detectado en el país.

Southern Africa: SADC Ministers Mark Malaria Day (AllAfrica.com)

Health ministers from countries in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) are expected to convene at Mamfene in Mkhanyakude District, Northern KwaZulu-Natal on Friday, to mark international Malaria Day.

Ancient DNA of Egyptian mummies yield earliest evidence of malaria (New Kerala)

Washington, Oct 24 : A new study of the ancient DNA of two Egyptian mummies who died more than 3,500 years ago have provided clear evidence for the earliest known cases of malaria.

Egyptian Mummies Yield Earliest Evidence of Malaria (Discovery Channel)

Scientists find evidence of malaria in mummies dating back 3,500 years.

Mosquito

Mosquito, the most dangerous insect pest to man. Most species of mosquitoes are harmless.

A New Hope for Human Malaria Vaccine

Every day in Africa alone, 2000 children die from malaria, as biting mosquitoes spread the infection between humans.

Expression of the cytochrome P450s, CYP6P3 and CYP6M2 are...

Insecticide resistance in Anopheles mosquitoes is threatening the success of malaria control programmes.

[Genetics of complex traits] Use of a Drosophila Model to Identify...

Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, NIAID, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland 20892-8130 2 Corresponding author: D333 Fairchild Bldg., 299 Campus Dr., Stanford University, Stanford, CA ...

Cold and fever?

NOT TO WORRY With the right precautions Colds are so common that it would be unusual for you to go through your pregnancy without catching a cold at least once.

Chromosomal plasticity and evolutionary potential in the malaria...

In the Anopheles gambiae complex, paracentric chromosomal inversions are non-randomly distributed along the complement: 18/31 of common polymorphic inversions are on chromosome arm 2R, which represents only ...

Comparison of Artificial Membrane Feeding with Direct Skin Feeding to ...

Volunteers participating in the study were symptomatic patients reporting to malaria clinics in western Thailand.

Now it's a swarm of mosquitoes post-rain

Watery womb: Stagnant water on a vacant plot in West Velachery makes for ideal breeding ground for mosquitoes.

Ex vivo promoter analysis of antiviral heat shock cognate 70B gene in Anopheles gambiae

The Anopheles gambiae heat shock cognate gene encodes a constitutively expressed protein in the hsp70 family and it functions as a molecular chaperone for protein folding.

Insecticide friendly to environment developed

Sunday, November 02, 2008 By Our Correspondent LAHORE The Punjab University School of Biological Sciences PhD student, Miss Dil Ara Abbas Bukhari, during her research work, has discovered and developed an ...