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fromThe Washington Post
3 weeks agoTrump's USAID pause stranded lifesaving drugs. Children died waiting.
Fever ravaged the body of 5-year-old Suza Kenyaba as she sweated and shivered on a thin mattress in a two-room clinic in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The pigtailed girl who liked pretty dresses was battling malaria and desperately needed medication that could save her life. That medication, already purchased by a U.S.-taxpayer-funded program, was tantalizingly close - a little more than seven miles away.
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fromNature
2 months agoDavid Nabarro obituary: global-health leader who fought malnutrition, malaria, Ebola and COVID-19
David Nabarro led global health responses—malnutrition, malaria, Ebola, COVID-19—advocated nutrition and sustainable development, and built partnerships at DFID, WHO and the UN.
fromNature
4 months agoRIFINs displayed on malaria-infected erythrocytes bind KIR2DL1 and KIR2DS1 - Nature
Understanding the interactions between RIFIN proteins and immune receptors is crucial for developing strategies to combat malaria, particularly in regions heavily affected by the disease.
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fromwww.bbc.com
5 months agoScientists propose novel way of treating mosquitoes for malaria
US researchers propose using malaria drugs to cure mosquitoes instead of killing them, aiming to prevent disease transmission.
Coating bed nets with malaria drugs could effectively reduce parasite spread among mosquitoes.
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months agoThe deadly riddle of blackwater fever: the search for answers over illness killing Uganda's children
Historically, blackwater fever was seen among European expatriates who took small doses of quinine as an antimalarial, and became less common when other drugs took over.
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