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CSU 160/2011: PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI MALARIA IN MALAY ...

‘P. knowlesi is the most common cause of childhood malaria in Kudat. Although infection is generally uncomplicated, anemia is common and thrombocytopenia universal. Transmission dynamics in this region require additional investigation.’ ... read more

FOUR ON MALARIA BEDNETS

BEDNETS I: WHICH NETS ARE BEING USED ‘[M]ore education about use and care of nets; making nets more resistant to damage; and encouraging net mending are likely to maximize the huge investment in scale up of net ownership by ensuring they are u ... read more

TWO ON VIVAX MALARIA

TWO ON VIVAX MALARIA May 26th 2011 | from the print edition of The Economist Best viewed at http://www.economist.com/node/18741412       “WHEN is a disease not a disease?” sounds like a childhood riddle. One answer, t ... read more

THE ROLE OF RESEARCH IN VIRAL DISEASE ERADICATION ...

  ‘Summary Points ‘Lessons from the smallpox, poliomyelitis, and measles eradication/elimination initiatives (in particular, the importance of starting laboratory, clinical, and field research early in the program and conti ... read more

BEST PRACTICES IN MALARIA BEDNET DISTRIBUTION

Best practices for an insecticide-treated bed net distribution programme in sub-Saharan eastern Africa When initial bednet coverage is low, can anyone defend the step by step approach to raising it? Those who reject the mass campaign appro ... read more

TWO COCHRANE REVIEWS ON MALARIA VECTOR CONTROL

TWO COCHRANE REVIEWS ON MALARIA VECTOR CONTROL Below, two Cochrane reviews on malaria vector control; one recent one on IRS, one (slightly dated) one on bednets. There is a proposed Cochrane review, still in the protocol stage, on larvivorous fish ... read more

TWO ON IVERMECTIN AGAINST MALARIA

TWO ON IVERMECTIN AGAINST MALARIA  1)                 IVERMECTIN MASS DRUG ADMINISTRATION TO HUMANS DISRUPTS MALARIA PARASITE TRANSMISSION IN SENEGALESE VILLAGE ... read more

CURRENT DECLINE IN MALARIA IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

IS THE CURRENT DECLINE IN MALARIA BURDEN IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA DUE TO A DECREASE IN VECTOR POPULATION? Full text is best viewed at http://www.malariajournal.com/content/pdf/1475-2875-10-188.pdf Dan W Meyrowitsch , Erling M Pedersen , Michael A ... read more