Nigeria: Religious, Traditional Leaders to Play Key Role in Eradicating Malaria, Says Acomin

Nigeria: Religious, Traditional Leaders to Play Key Role in Eradicating Malaria, Says Acomin

Abuja -- As Nigeria seeks better ways to address the malaria scourge, the Civil Society in Malaria Control, Immunization and Nutrition (ACOMIN), a key player in the malaria elimination effort, said it is implementing a collaborative programme with religious and traditional institutions to ensure the its message gets to people.

Scientists want to fight malaria by poisoning mosquitoes with human blood

Scientists may have found a solution to stop the spread of malaria: poisoning mosquitoes with human blood. New research suggests that the mosquito-borne malady can be curbed by getting the insects to consume the drug nitisinone. As malaria and other illnesses spread by mosquitoes become increasingly prevalent, nitisinone could help to reduce infections worldwide. Brandishing the blood Nitisinone can make human blood incredibly toxic to mosquitoe…

Malaria is responsible for more than 600,000 deaths a year and is one of several diseases that are transmitted through the mosquitoes that carry them. A study published by Science Translational Medicine presents a possible innovative solution to combat these diseases. The scientists involved in the research state that the drug Nitisinone makes human blood toxic to mosquitoes, verifying that they die a few hours after consumption. In addition, th…

WHO warns that faint lines on rapid tests may cause malaria misdiagnosis

All malaria rapid diagnostic tests have been implicated in the WHO product alert, as manufacturer investigations continue.The post WHO warns that faint lines on rapid tests may cause malaria misdiagnosis appeared first on Medical Device Network.

Media Briefing: Global State of Malaria: New Research, Evolving Risks, and Silver Linings

Ahead of World Malaria Day, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will host an expert briefing for the media about efforts to control and prevent malaria around the world. Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease that in 2023 took nearly 600,000 lives in 83 countries, the majority being children under age 5 in the WHO African Region.  In the U.S., the risk of contracting malaria remains low; however, continued vigilance is needed to prev

It’s not often that I’m amazed by science news, but this one genuinely surprised me. Imagine taking a pill and discovering that your blood has suddenly become lethal to mosquitoes. That’s exactly what researchers at the University of Notre Dame discovered when they studied nitisinone, a drug used to treat rare genetic diseases. When mosquitoes feed on the blood of patients taking the drug, they quickly die. The discovery could revolutionize the …