Africa: Genetically Changed Mosquitoes Could Transform Africa's Long Fight Against Malaria
[The Conversation Africa] It has been said that malaria breeds poverty, and poverty breeds malaria. This is the reality in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, where after decades of control initiatives there were still some 384,000 deaths and 188 million malaria cases in 2019. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - August 29, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Brace for Malaria Outbreak, Govt Warns Zimbabweans
[263Chat] The government has urged citizens to brace for another outbreak of malaria following a surge of cases last season. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - August 28, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Microbe Discovery 'Could Halt Malaria Transmission'
[SciDev.Net] A microbe that is transmitted between male and female mosquitoes but can also block reproduction could be key to controlling malaria by targeting its release into mosquito populations, a study says. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - August 20, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Address Malaria Now!
[Daily Trust] The recent report that nine persons die from malaria every hour in Nigeria, is as disheartening as it is scary. This is not because the figure emphasises the deadliness of the disease as we have always known that malaria is among the top killer diseases in the country, but because it is an indication that after all these years, no significant progress has been made in the fight against the disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - August 20, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Uganda: Malaria Deaths, Infections Drop
[Monitor] Malaria -- related deaths and infections have been halved under the auspices of Malaria Consortium's Malaria Action Programme for Districts (MAPD). (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - August 19, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
