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The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Researchers detail the extent of antimalarial drug resistance around the world, considering its implications for the WHO's Global Technical Strategy for Malaria. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
Published 04/09/21
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Researchers reveal the importance of antibody affinity and dissociation constant in parasite neutralisation. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
Published 02/19/21
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Researchers develop an image recognition tool to identify mosquitoes in the field, and a new paper highlights the nuanced realities of malaria decision-making in endemic regions. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
Published 12/25/20
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Researchers find that SUB2, a malaria parasite enzyme, helps the parasite survive in the human host and new research characterises cerebral malaria infection in adults and children. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
Published 12/18/20
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Researchers identify three biomarkers associated with gametocytes development that predict transmission potential, and the use of LAMP-based malaria diagnostic tools is evaluated. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
Published 12/11/20
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. The WHO publishes its annual World Malaria Report and a new article stresses the need for highly-effective vaccines to eliminate malaria. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
Published 12/04/20
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Pb22, a protein expressed by Plasmodium berghei, may play an important role in the transmission of malaria, and review on the use of tafenoquine finds that the drug is well-tolerated and effective. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
Published 11/27/20
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Determining drug efficacy through parasite clearance half-life may underestimate the activity of some antimalarial drugs, and the WHO publishes new guidance on the use of genetically modified mosquitoes. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
Published 11/20/20
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. New research examines the long-term impact of malaria infection on γδ T cells, and a review of malaria cases among pregnant women in Lagos, Nigeria, explores the impact of preventative measures on the prevalence of malaria and anaemia. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
Published 11/13/20
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. A new diagnostic tool using microneedles eliminates the need for a fingerprick, and researchers develop a more efficient gene-drive system that overcomes the challenge of genetic resistance. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
Published 11/06/20
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Researchers find that a change in parasite behaviour may help them survive in the human host during the dry season, and the importance of preventative malaria treatment in school children is demonstrated in a recent review. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
Published 10/30/20
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Researchers examine the relationship between treatment delay and the development of severe malaria and targeting extra-chromosomal DNA belonging to the malaria parasite could help to prevent the development of antimalarial resistance. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
Published 10/23/20
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Scientists characterise Myosin A motor to assess its importance in parasite mobility and researchers stress the need to evaluate both the quality and quantity of induced antibodies to determine vaccine efficacy. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
Published 10/16/20
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Researchers detail the role of PI(3)P in preventing heat-shock induced cell death and the BK-SE36 adjuvanted malaria vaccine is found to be safe, well-tolerated and protective in clinical trials. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
Published 10/09/20
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. A new malaria test offers high specificity from a small form factor, and researchers develop an imaging tool to examine mosquito feeding behaviour. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
Published 10/02/20
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. The secrets to the Dantu blood group’s innate protection from malaria are revealed, researchers identify the protein needed for efficiency egress of rodent malaria from the liver, and a letter Trends in Parasitology defends the mosquito. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
Published 09/25/20
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Multi-dose priming and delayed boosting improves PfSPZ protection against different strains of malaria, and registration opens for this year’s Molecular Parasitology Meeting. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
Published 09/18/20
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Harnessing HMBPP metabolites could support vector control, and researchers examine the role of CDPKs in the egress of sporozoites from the liver. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
Published 09/11/20
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Researchers produce a ‘cell atlas’ of the mosquito immune system, and new hydrological prediction models identify a more complex pattern of malaria suitability. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
Published 09/04/20
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Inhibiting human protein kinases, which are activated by the malaria parasite, could reduce the malaria burden, and researchers explore the use of AI in automating malaria diagnosis. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
Published 08/28/20
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Researchers identify a mutation to the malaria parasite which can drive resistance to artemisinin and people around the world mark World Mosquito Week. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
Published 08/21/20
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. A peptide derived from Bacillus bacteria stimulates the production of T cells prophylactically and therapeutically, and researchers explore the use of satellite imagery to assess the suitability of malaria vectors in different geographies. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
Published 08/14/20
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Scientists identify a new transporter channel in the parasitophorous vacuole, and researchers learn that LLINs in Papua New Guinea have not met the required bioefficacy standards since 2013. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
Published 08/07/20
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Scientists publish new insights into Plasmodium falciparum P2, and the IDDO launch an online tool to map the prevalence of substandard and falsified antimalarial drugs around the world. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
Published 07/31/20