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Beyond politics, gold-standard COVID-19 trials test malaria drug taken by Trump

(Reuters) – In the fight against COVID-19, the decades-old anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine has become a political football, with U.S. President Donald Trump personally taking it and hailing it as a “game changer,” to the derision of critics. FILE PHOTO: Researcher Cody Hoffmann checks the results of an automated liquid handler as researchers begin a trial… Read More: Beyond politics, gold-standard COVID-19 trials test malaria drug taken by… »

How many countries have malaria

Policy Research Social, economic, and policy have should focus on the following: developing and applying a common methodology for measuring socioeconomic status. It also includes dedicated chapters on malaria elimination and on key threats in the fight against malaria. Authors have concluded that aggregate productivity malaria can be significant for households and for the economy… Read More: How many countries have malaria »

Kenya joins malaria vaccine rollout

Kenya has added the world’s first malaria vaccine to the routine immunisation schedule for children under two, becoming the third country in Africa to roll out the vaccine for the disease that kills one child globally every two minutes. Malaria is a top killer of children under five in the East African nation, and the… Read More: Kenya joins malaria vaccine rollout »

GM fungus rapidly kills 99% of malaria mosquitoes, study suggests

A fungus – genetically enhanced to produce spider toxin – can rapidly kill huge numbers of the mosquitoes that spread malaria, a study suggests. Trials, which took place in Burkina Faso, showed mosquito populations collapsed by 99% within 45 days. The researchers say their aim is not to make the insects extinct but to help… Read More: GM fungus rapidly kills 99% of malaria mosquitoes, study suggests »