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Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease that is caused by Plasmodium parasites. Patients with malaria experience flu-like symptoms and, in severe cases, the disease can progress to neurological ...

Antibodies that bind to a previously untargeted portion of the malaria parasite could lead to new monoclonal antibody treatments and vaccines for malaria. A novel class of antibodies that binds to ...

ON Oct 20, 2024, Egypt received a certificate from the World Health Organisation (WHO) declaring it malaria-free. A disease that once plagued the pharaohs is now history. Health experts noted that ...

The R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine offers the highest efficacy in the history of malaria vaccine development as reported by Mehreen Datoo and colleagues. 1 The potential for saving the lives of African ...

Patients had acute respiratory infections — think COVID, flu or rhinoviruses — complicated by malaria as well as widespread malnutrition. "If there's a main message here it's strengthening ...

However, the authors note that the latter group is more of relevance where the measles and yellow fever vaccines are administered, as the WHO policy recommendation is for the malaria vaccine to be ...

Jan. 3, 2025 — Antibodies that bind to a previously untargeted portion of the malaria parasite could lead to new monoclonal antibody treatments and vaccines for ...

An ecologist shares his passion for parasites. From their vital roles in nature, to strange super powers and extraordinarily complex life cycles, parasites are natural wonders worthy of protection.

But parasitism is not solely confined to animals. Many plants, fungi, protists, bacteria and viruses are parasites too. As the blood of leeches contains DNA from their past meals, conservation ...

NIH researchers discovered new antibodies targeting a malaria parasite region not addressed by current vaccines. The most potent, MAD21-101, shows promise for prevention without compromising vaccine ...