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Malaria vaccine for Africa likely to be distributed from 2015 - The Times 2nd October 2009
"The first vaccine against malaria is likely to be distributed in Africa from 2015 after the “milestone moment” of the continent’s largest final-stage drug trial, scientists have told The Times. "
Malaria in Africa: The net gains of keeping mosquitoes at bay - Daily Telegraph 5th October 2009
"Malaria is one of Africa's biggest child killers. The WHO has set a target to provide mosquito nets to all those at risk by 2010. But providing the nets is just half the battle. "
British soldier 'came close to death' following sand fly bite in Iraq - Daily Telegraph 22nd September 2009
Lance Corporal Nick Coleman, a soldier awarded a medal for his bravery in Iraq, was left fighting for his life after being bitten by a tiny sand fly.
New malaria 'poses human threat' - BBC Health News 9th September 2009
An emerging new form of malaria poses a deadly threat to humans, research has shown.
It had been thought the parasite Plasmodium knowlesi infected only monkeys.
Hangover? No...I had Malaria: How not taking antimalarial drugs almost cost one man his life - Daily Mail 1st September 2009
Feeling a little rough after a long-haul break? It could be more than jet lag
Shaun Ahern
When Shaun Ahern headed to Nigeria on a business trip, he didn't give any thought to tropical diseases, let alone taking drugs to protect himself against them.
After all, he was a seasoned traveller and this was his third visit to the West African country.
How flesh bug fools immune system - BBC Health News 25th August 2009
Scientists have shown how flesh-eating parasites responsible for the disfiguring tropical disease leishmaniasis dupe the immune system.
The parasites produce a gel which the latest study shows can fool specialised immune cells into feeding rather than killing them.
£500k for Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine malaria research - Liverpool Daily Post 21st August 2009
LIVERPOOL School of Tropical Medicine has been awarded £500,000k to find a cure for malaria.
The European Commission is funding the two-year project to co-ordinate European and international research to develop new drugs.
Killer parasites' genes decoded - BBC Health News 15th July 2009
Scientists have decoded the genetic blueprint of two parasitic flatworms responsible for thousands of deaths worldwide every year.
Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma japonicum both cause the debilitating disease schistomiasis.
Sri Lanka dengue eradication push - BBC Health New 7th July 2009
The Sri Lankan government is threatening to jail people who do not clean up water puddles in an effort to combat a rise in cases of dengue fever.
The disease is spread by mosquitoes, which breed on stagnant water.
Our best chance to eradicate malaria - The Guardian 29th May 2009
Without widespread distribution of the latest malaria treatments, parasites will develop immunity and an opportunity will be lost
Malaria may be developing resistance to main drugs - The Telegraph 29th May 2009
Using the latest drugs against malaria sparingly where resistance is present could make them useful for decades, says Andrew Read.
Malaria parasites 'resist drugs' - BBC Health News 29th May 2009
International scientists say they have found the first evidence of resistance to the world's most effective drug for treating malaria.
They say the trend in western Cambodia has to be urgently contained because full-blown resistance would be a global health catastrophe.
Fears for new malaria drug resistance - BBC Health News 28th May 2009
In a small community in Western Cambodia, scientists are puzzling over why malaria parasites seem to be developing a resistance to drugs - and fearing the consequences.
Ten days ago, Chhem Bunchhin, a teacher in Battambang Province, became ill with chills, fever, headache and vomiting.
Insecticide malaria impact clue - BBC Health News 5th February 2009
UK scientists have identified genetic differences in malarial mosquitoes which may reveal their level of resistance to insecticides.
The find may help researchers work out which areas cannot rely on insecticides to help minimise the risk of malaria, reports the journal Genome Research.
British Airways air steward killed by malaria - The Sunday Telegraph 1st February 2009
A British Airways air steward has died from malaria and two others have been left seriously ill from the disease.
Lassa fever man dies in hospital - BBC Health News 29th January 2009
A 66-year-old man being treated in hospital for Lassa fever has died.
The patient, from east London, died following a sudden deterioration in his condition, said a spokesman from Hampstead's Royal Free Hospital.
Tourist in hospital with infectious fever - The Independent 23rd January 2009
A patient is being treated in hospital for Lassa fever, a health watchdog said today.
The patient travelled in Nigeria before returning to the UK and is now being treated at the high security infectious diseases unit at the Royal Free Hospital in north London.
Lassa fever case contacts sought - BBC Health News 22nd January 2009
A patient is being treated for Lassa fever at the high security infectious diseases unit at the Royal Free Hospital in London.
The Health Protection Agency say this is an isolated case in a 66 year old man who recently visited Nigeria.
'Bug' could combat dengue fever - BBC Health News 2nd January 2008
Humans could be protected from dengue fever by infecting the mosquitoes carrying it with a parasite which halves their lifespan, say researchers.
Australian scientists, writing in the journal Science, found that Wolbachia bacteria spread well through laboratory-bred mosquitoes.
£10m contract for Tropical Health - Liverpool Echo 12th December 2008
LIVERPOOL Associates in Tropical Health (LATH) has been awarded a £10m contract to manage a programme of work supporting a new Health Research Capacity Strengthening initiative in Malawi.
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