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‘New era’ in malaria control begins with vaccination campaign for children in Ivory Coast

The R21 vaccine, which costs £3 a dose, is the culmination of 30 years of research by Oxford University’s Jenner Institute

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Côte d'Ivoire kicks off African rollout of promising new malaria vaccine

Côte d'Ivoire has begun vaccinating children against malaria using a new, affordable vaccine that it's hoped will prove a game changer in the fight against the deadly disease. Several other countries in Africa are expected to roll it out this year.

Radio France Internationale

ICoast Kicks Off First Vaccination Drive Against Malaria

In Abobo, a poor neighbourhood in Abidjan, dozens of women with babies strapped to their backs line up in front of nurses as Ivory Coast kicked off its first vaccination drive against malaria on Monday.

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A 'new era' in malaria control has begun with a vaccination campaign for children in Ivory Coast

Health workers in Ivory Coast have begun giving children the latest malaria vaccine

The Independent UK

Early onset of monsoon calls for awareness, prevention against vector-borne diseases: Doctor

With the southwest monsoon arriving six days earlier than usual and covering the entire country, there is a heightened concern among healthcare providers regarding the expected surge in vector-borne diseases such as Dengue, Malaria, Chikungunya and Zika virus. The early arrival of monsoon rains and increased humidity create ideal conditions…

The Times of India

Comedian reveals what happened when he contracted malaria to fund his Fringe shows

John Tothill went to ‘malaria camp’ – but the drug trial didn’t go quite as he expected

The Independent UK

Monsoon arrives, list of infections and diseases to be careful about

Monsoon brings in respite from the scorching unbearable heat, but the sudden change of weather increases the risk of several infections. Waterlogging, stagnant water in several places provides germs and pathogens a perfect breeding ground and this makes human beings more vulnerable to life threatening infections.

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How unseasonal rains are extending malaria transmission windows

“Jab machhar sab khoon pi lela, jab beemari ho jala, tab dawai chidki ka baa? [What is the use of spraying insecticide after the mosquitoes are done feeding on our blood and giving us the disease?].” Eighteen-year-old Seeta Devi’s voice cuts through the heat, as she talks from the doorway of…

Newslaundry

Côte d'Ivoire receives first life-saving malaria vaccines

Côte d'Ivoire this week received its first vaccines against malaria, a disease that kills four people a day in the country, mostly small children, the government said Saturday.

Radio France Internationale

Malaria drug may treat root cause of PCOS, early study hints

A study in humans and lab animals suggests that an antimalarial drug might treat the root cause of PCOS symptoms.

LiveScience

U.S. lawmakers turn up the heat over Nigeria's unlawful detention of Binance exec

U.S. lawmakers visited former IRS Special Agent Tigran Gambaryan in the Nigerian prison where he has suffered malaria and pneumonia.

Fortune

Millions of mosquitoes released in Hawaii to save rare birds from extinction

Conservationists hope insects carrying ‘birth control’ bacteria can save honeycreeper being wiped out by malaria

The Guardian - UK

DNA from dozens of human skeletons unravels history of malaria

Malaria is often considered a tropical disease, but data hidden in historical human remains has shed new light on the parasite's world travels.

LiveScience

Pregnant in a warming climate

Mosquitoes are moving into the mountains of Papua New Guinea and other highland areas. It could be a death sentence

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Jailed Binance Exec Gambaryan Suspected Of Having Malaria, Severe Throat Infection

Tigran Gambaryan, who has been in Nigerian custody since late February, is suspected of having malaria while he also suffers from a severe throat infection, his lawyer and family revealed.

France 24

Resident speaks of daily violence in Sudan’s El Fasher

In tonight's edition: A resident from the besieged Sudanese city of El-Fasher speaks of the fear and frustration that civilians experience while trying to survive amid a civil war. Cameroon's Rose Leke is a pioneering professor who is in town to be honoured for her work against malaria at the…

The Independent UK

Warning for travellers to check vaccination and medication requirements after rise in malaria cases

Travel-acquired malaria cases exceeded 2,000 in 2023

The Conversation

If Earth gets sick, so do you

A hotter world is likely to be a sicker world.

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Mapping malaria in Africa: climate change study predicts where mosquitoes will breed in future

The relationship between climate and malaria transmission is complex and has been the subject of intense study for some three decades.

Dynamite News

Effective malaria control initiatives underway by NVBDCP in Tripura

The National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) is intensifying efforts to combat vector-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue, chikungunya, Japanese encephalitis, and lymphatic filariasis across rural regions. Read further on Dynamite News:

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FDA Considers New Malaria Test For Blood Banks

FDA considers new malaria test for blood donors to prevent transfusion-related cases and enhance safety.

WEKU

Ryan Gosling has the correct answer to Colbert's question about the scariest animal

Spoiler alert: It's a bug. It flies. And it bites. There's no "Ken-fusion" about the fear factor of a mosquito's bite.

The Hindu

The Science Quiz | Revisiting malaria and its unique challenges

The Hindu’s Science Quiz on revisiting malaria and its unique challenges.

France 24

HRW reveals Burkina Faso massacre of villagers by army

Human Rights Watch says 223 civilians were summarily executed by soldiers in a single day in Burkina Faso. Also, heavy rain continues to bring devastation in Kenya's capital Nairobi, with roads turned into rivers. And it's been a year since Ghana started using a new malaria vaccine. Children have received…

The Hindu

Two new malaria vaccines are being rolled out across Africa — how they work and what they promise

Malaria incidents are on the rise. There were 249 million cases of this parasitic disease in 2022, five million more than in 2021.

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