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Chimpanzee genes have changed over time to suit local conditions – new study

Chimpanzees are humans’ closest living relatives, sharing over 98% of our DNA. They are endangered, with fewer than 250,000 left and an annual decline of between 1.5% and 6%. This is due to habitat destruction, hunting and infectious diseases, among other threats.

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Researchers Used Mosquitos To Deliver Malaria Vaccines

What if mosquitoes could deliver not just the disease but the protection to an infection that kills hundreds of thousands of people annually?

Reason

No disease is deadlier in Africa than malaria. Trump's US aid cuts weaken the fight against it

Malaria season begins this month in a large part of Africa

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Poisoning or bacterial meningitis could be behind dozens of mysterious deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

A cluster of deaths linked to a mysterious illness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could be the result of a poisoning or bacterial meningitis, the WHO has suggested.

LiveScience

WHO says water contamination is suspected in one of the Congo villages struck by illness

The World Health Organization says that authorities investigating the deaths of at least 60 people in northwestern Congo suspect the water source in one of the areas may have been contaminated

The Independent UK

Deadly disease spreading in Congo may be malaria: Can this common disease mutate and become so deadly?

Days after a mysterious disease that killed 50 people in Congo, health officials have said it could be malaria. The condition that is spreading in the northwest Democratic Republic of Congo could also be food poisoning, the officials have told news agency Reuters.

The Times of India

Death toll rises as cases of mystery illness in Congo reaches 1000

The World Health Organization said that while malaria is prevalent in the region, it has not ruled out other causes

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Mystery deadly disease kills over 50 people in Congo within hours; know symptoms and other details

A mysterious and deadly illness is sweeping through northwestern Congo at an alarming rate, and has claimed over 50 lives. Doctors on the ground and the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Monday that the victims succumb to the disease within just 48 hours of showing symptoms, a worrying development…

The Times of India

Cambodia Nears Khmer Rouge Survivor's Dream Of Eradicating Malaria

Cambodian scientist Yeang Chheang has spent six decades fighting malaria -- even in the Khmer Rouge labour camp where his wife and baby died -- and stands tantalisingly close to fulfilling his life's work.

International Business Times

US health funding cuts: what Nigeria stands to lose

US president Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization is threatening funding for critical health programmes like HIV/Aids and tuberculosis in different parts of the world, including Nigeria.

The Conversation

Trump aid spending freeze halts leading malaria vaccine programme

Global collaboration with US researchers likely to be set back by years, including on spread of drug-resistant HIV

The Guardian - UK

Scientists to give people malaria to study long-term effects

So-called human challenge studies see healthy people given illnesses so medics can study them.

Evening Standard

Could mosquitoes deliver vaccines against malaria?

Scientists have engineered the pests to provide enhanced immunity to the disease they transmit, according to new study.

Al Jazeera

'Mystery disease' in Congo turned out to be malaria — and potentially, another disease

An initially "unknown" illness affecting hundreds in the Democratic Republic of the Congo may be attributable to malaria, malnutrition and a viral infection. But investigations are ongoing.

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Mystery Illness In Congo Likely Malaria, WHO Investigates Further

Mysterious flu-like illness in southwest Congo possibly linked to malaria, affecting children. Efforts to contain outbreak and provide medical assistance o...

The Independent UK

Authorities say the mystery disease in Congo might be malaria but more testing is needed

Authorities say the mystery flu-like illness that has killed dozens of people in southwest Congo in recent weeks might be malaria

International Business Times

Malaria Mortality Returns To Pre-Covid Levels: WHO

Malaria mortality has fallen back to levels seen before the Covid-19 crisis, the WHO said Wednesday, but called for faster progress against the disease that killed nearly some 597,000 people last year.

The Guardian - UK

What is gene drive and how could it help in the fight against malaria?

The technology, which enables a gene to spread itself through a population, might prove a significant tool for disease prevention

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