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In MalariaWorld today there is a reference to a draft manuscript looking at a cost-effectiveness analysis in Malaysia. ‘Cost-effectiveness of outdoor residual spraying, insecticide-treated nets, and their combination for zoonotic malaria control in Sabah, Malaysia: a comparative analysis’ by Firdaus et al compared the supposed reduction in the number of cases based on cost for […]

In MalariaWorld this week there is a link to an article in The Conversation, ‘Illegal gold mining causes surges in malaria in the Amazon, and the association is far worse than we suspected’ by  de Angeli Dutra and Casagrande. Malaria cases reported have increased from around 5,000 to 20,000 annually in Yanomami indigenous territory since […]

In MalariaWorld this week there is a reference to a blog published by the United Nations Development Programme. ‘Why it is time to rewrite Africa’s malaria story’ by Aissata De of UNDP and Dr Michael Adekunle Charles, CEO of the RBM Partnership to End Malaria, makes the point that the lack of development fuels malaria. […]

In MalariaWorld this week there is an interesting article. ‘Malaria incidence rose following the introduction of neonicotinoid-based IRS in selected districts in northern Ghana: An observational analysis’ by Coleman et al described how there was a significant increase in the occurrence of malaria (26%) when nicotinamide insecticides replaced organophosphates in IRS programmes in Ghana from […]

MalariaWorld this week carried details an announcement by WHO (World Health Organization) on April 24 last week, the eve of World Malaria Day. The highlight of the article was the new prequalification of an artemether-lumefantrine treatment, that is the first antimalarial formulation designed specifically for the youngest malaria patients (<6 months). The treatment, produced by […]

On the eve of World Malaria Day (April 25) there is a reference to a Nature editorial in MalariaWorld. ‘Malaria deaths should be falling — not rising’ has the subheading ‘The tools exist to end this killer disease. It is the money and the will that are lacking’. This is an interesting complaint considering just […]

An interesting article referenced in MalariaWorld this week found that household net use showed no significant association with malaria of children under five (CU5) after controlling for wealth index. ‘Risk factors for malaria among children under five living in net-owning households in Mozambique from the 2022–3 Demographic and Health Survey’ by Mooney et al examined […]

A study in MalariaWorld this week found a strong link between malaria and acute kidney injury (AKI) in paediatric patients in Nigeria. ‘A study using point of care creatinine testing in a Nigerian primary health care centre: Malaria as the leading cause of Acute Kidney Injury particularly in children’ by Ugwem-Ikuru et al published in […]

A study reported in MalariaWorld this week found a connection between gastrointestinal (GI) microbiome and protection against malaria. ‘Distinct gastrointestinal microbial signatures predict parasite levels in controlled Plasmodium infections in both rhesus macaques and humans’ by Gustin et al found that Rhesus macaques fed with a high protein diet were less susceptible to Plasmodium infections […]

In MalariaWorld this week there is a study that found that implementing the malaria vaccine would lead to significant increase in Uganda’s immunization budget and the overall health sector budgets. In ‘The Cost and Budget Impact of Malaria Vaccine Introduction in Uganda’ Ochanda et al examined the cost impact of the addition of doses of […]