Malaria: Cameroon launches the world’s first systematic vaccination campaign
In Cameroon, all children under six months will be able to receive the malaria vaccine free of charge. It is ...
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Malaria: Cape Verde is the third African country to eradicate the disease
According to the World Health Organization, Cape Verde has officially eliminated malaria, a disease transmitted by mosquitoes. THE ESSENTIAL Cape ...
Read moreMalaria: a second vaccine for children approved by the WHO
The first malaria vaccine for children was authorized in 2021. That year, nearly 620,000 people died from the disease. THE ...
Read moreMalaria: a bacterium would block the development of the parasite in mosquitoes
Researchers have discovered that the bacterium "Delftia tsuruhatensis TC1", discovered in the intestine of mosquitoes, can reduce the transmission of ...
Read moreThe first malaria vaccine authorized for children
© Getty Images/iStockphoto"This is a historic moment. The long-awaited malaria vaccine for children is a breakthrough for science, child health ...
Read moreVictory: China eradicated malaria
© ShutterstockGood news at last ! This Wednesday, June 30, 2021, theWorld Health Organization (WHO) announced that China had succeeded ...
Read moreWorld Malaria Day: despite preventive treatments and vaccines, where are we really?
© Shutterstock / Riccardo MayerIn 2021, 619,000 people died of malariaand 247 million people have been affected, according to figures ...
Read moreBreakthrough malaria vaccine soon to be used in Ghana
Ghanaian health authorities have just authorized a new "highly effective" vaccine against malaria. THE ESSENTIAL A new malaria vaccine has ...
Read moreMalaria: Yannick Noah hospitalized in emergency because of a new crisis
On Instagram, Yannick Noah revealed that he had been hospitalized due to a new attack of malaria. THE ESSENTIAL On ...
Read moreMalaria: a new vaccine could reduce deaths by 70% by 2030
© ShutterstockA new hope for the thousands of people who are victims each year of the malaria ? In 2020 ...
Read moreMalaria: the challenge of vaccines in Africa
Research on vaccines against malaria is progressing in Africa, in particular on R21 which is obtaining very good results in ...
Read moreMalaria: genetically modified mosquitoes to vaccinate on a large scale?
A team of American researchers recently developed a first version of a promising vaccine against malaria. During the study, the ...
Read moreMalaria: a new vaccine proves its worth
Developed by scientists at Oxford University, the vaccine is 70-80% effective in preventing malaria. THE ESSENTIAL In 2020, the WHO ...
Read moreMosquitoes do not bite only at night!
20 to 30% of mosquito bites occur during the day and not just at night, as we tend to think. ...
Read moreMalaria: a disease that affects 89 countries and kills more than 400,000 people a year
World Malaria Day on April 25 is an opportunity to recall the dangers of this infectious disease transmitted by mosquitoes ...
Read moreMalaria: WHO approves vaccine and recommends rolling it out to children
A first antimalarial vaccine has just been approved by the World Health Organization, which calls for its massive deployment among ...
Read moreAIDS, tuberculosis, malaria: diseases that have borne the brunt of the Covid-19 pandemic
In a report published this Wednesday, September 8, the Global Fund is concerned about the "catastrophic" consequences of the Covid-19 ...
Read moreThis new GMO mosquito does not see humans… and does not bite them anymore!
To fight against the many diseases transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes by biting humans, researchers have genetically modified the eyes ...
Read moremRNA: after Covid, soon a vaccine against cancer and malaria?
The German laboratory BioNTech has started the development of a vaccine against malaria using messenger RNA technology. THE ESSENTIAL Trials ...
Read moreHeat wave, air pollution: how change is already affecting health
According to 120 world-renowned researchers, rising temperatures are increasing mortality on the planet. THE ESSENTIAL Over the past 20 years, ...
Read moreWHO calls for renewed fight against malaria
While nearly all cases of malaria can be cured, the disease claimed some 409,000 lives in 2019 compared to 411,000 ...
Read moreScientists have created the anti-malaria mosquito
These Anopheles mosquitoes have been genetically modified using CRISPR-Cas9 “genetic scissors” so that they can no longer transmit the parasite ...
Read moreHow the parasite responsible for malaria withstands the heat of fever
American researchers have discovered the defense mechanism of the malaria parasite against the destructive onslaught of fever. New therapeutic avenues ...
Read moreWorld Malaria Day: where does the research stand?
On the occasion of World Malaria Day this April 25, Why Doctor takes stock of the existing therapeutic solutions to ...
Read moreThe deadliest strain of malaria protects itself from the immune system
The parasite responsible for the most severe form of malaria uses proteins that aim to glue red blood cells together, ...
Read moreCoronavirus: could chloroquine really work?
Chloroquine, a molecule used in the treatment of malaria, has given encouraging results in studies to treat the coronavirus. However, ...
Read moreA promising vaccine for malaria in pregnancy
While pregnant women and their babies are particularly vulnerable to malaria, French researchers have just tested a vaccine. The first ...
Read moreIn Africa, AIDS and malaria are on the decline
© ThinkstockGood news at last. According to the latest figures from the World Health Organization (WHO), AIDS and malaria are ...
Read moreInsulin could play a vital role in controlling mosquito-borne viruses
This discovery could potentially limit the spread of dengue fever, Zika virus and West Nile virus. Viruses carried by mosquitoes ...
Read moreDengue fever, malaria, Zika… to reduce diseases, the UN wants to sterilize mosquitoes
To reduce the number of deaths due to infections spread by mosquito bites, the UN wants to try to reduce ...
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