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Leishmaniasis: this neglected tropical disease is spreading fast, and Europe is nowhere near prepared

In recent decades, Europe has seen a worrying increase in cases of vector-borne tropical diseases like dengue, malaria and chikungunya. The climate directly affects the spread and distribution of pathogen-transmitting insects like mosquitoes and sandflies, as their life cycle and survival are linked to temperature and humidity.

The Conversation

From OnlyFans to medical trials - the extreme measures artists take to fund Edinburgh festival shows

Crowdfunding and finding patrons are among less painful options as cost of performing at the fringe soars

The Guardian - UK

How is new malaria vaccine drive working in West Africa?

How does the new R21/Matrix-M vaccine work and where is it being administered?

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‘New era’ in malaria control begins with vaccination campaign for children in Ivory Coast

The R21 vaccine, which costs £3 a dose, is the culmination of 30 years of research by Oxford University’s Jenner Institute

The Independent UK

Côte d'Ivoire kicks off African rollout of promising new malaria vaccine

Côte d'Ivoire has begun vaccinating children against malaria using a new, affordable vaccine that it's hoped will prove a game changer in the fight against the deadly disease. Several other countries in Africa are expected to roll it out this year.

Radio France Internationale

ICoast Kicks Off First Vaccination Drive Against Malaria

In Abobo, a poor neighbourhood in Abidjan, dozens of women with babies strapped to their backs line up in front of nurses as Ivory Coast kicked off its first vaccination drive against malaria on Monday.

International Business Times

A 'new era' in malaria control has begun with a vaccination campaign for children in Ivory Coast

Health workers in Ivory Coast have begun giving children the latest malaria vaccine

The Independent UK

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Early onset of monsoon calls for awareness, prevention against vector-borne diseases: Doctor

With the southwest monsoon arriving six days earlier than usual and covering the entire country, there is a heightened concern among healthcare providers regarding the expected surge in vector-borne diseases such as Dengue, Malaria, Chikungunya and Zika virus. The early arrival of monsoon rains and increased humidity create ideal conditions…

The Times of India

Comedian reveals what happened when he contracted malaria to fund his Fringe shows

John Tothill went to ‘malaria camp’ – but the drug trial didn’t go quite as he expected

The Independent UK

Monsoon arrives, list of infections and diseases to be careful about

Monsoon brings in respite from the scorching unbearable heat, but the sudden change of weather increases the risk of several infections. Waterlogging, stagnant water in several places provides germs and pathogens a perfect breeding ground and this makes human beings more vulnerable to life threatening infections.

The Times of India

How unseasonal rains are extending malaria transmission windows

“Jab machhar sab khoon pi lela, jab beemari ho jala, tab dawai chidki ka baa? [What is the use of spraying insecticide after the mosquitoes are done feeding on our blood and giving us the disease?].” Eighteen-year-old Seeta Devi’s voice cuts through the heat, as she talks from the doorway of…

Newslaundry

Côte d'Ivoire receives first life-saving malaria vaccines

Côte d'Ivoire this week received its first vaccines against malaria, a disease that kills four people a day in the country, mostly small children, the government said Saturday.

Radio France Internationale

Malaria drug may treat root cause of PCOS, early study hints

A study in humans and lab animals suggests that an antimalarial drug might treat the root cause of PCOS symptoms.

LiveScience

U.S. lawmakers turn up the heat over Nigeria's unlawful detention of Binance exec

U.S. lawmakers visited former IRS Special Agent Tigran Gambaryan in the Nigerian prison where he has suffered malaria and pneumonia.

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The Guardian - UK

Millions of mosquitoes released in Hawaii to save rare birds from extinction

Conservationists hope insects carrying ‘birth control’ bacteria can save honeycreeper being wiped out by malaria

LiveScience

DNA from dozens of human skeletons unravels history of malaria

Malaria is often considered a tropical disease, but data hidden in historical human remains has shed new light on the parasite's world travels.

Salon

Pregnant in a warming climate

Mosquitoes are moving into the mountains of Papua New Guinea and other highland areas. It could be a death sentence

International Business Times

Jailed Binance Exec Gambaryan Suspected Of Having Malaria, Severe Throat Infection

Tigran Gambaryan, who has been in Nigerian custody since late February, is suspected of having malaria while he also suffers from a severe throat infection, his lawyer and family revealed.

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France 24

Resident speaks of daily violence in Sudan’s El Fasher

In tonight's edition: A resident from the besieged Sudanese city of El-Fasher speaks of the fear and frustration that civilians experience while trying to survive amid a civil war. Cameroon's Rose Leke is a pioneering professor who is in town to be honoured for her work against malaria at the…

The Independent UK

Warning for travellers to check vaccination and medication requirements after rise in malaria cases

Travel-acquired malaria cases exceeded 2,000 in 2023

The Conversation

If Earth gets sick, so do you

A hotter world is likely to be a sicker world.

The Conversation

Mapping malaria in Africa: climate change study predicts where mosquitoes will breed in future

The relationship between climate and malaria transmission is complex and has been the subject of intense study for some three decades.

Dynamite News

Effective malaria control initiatives underway by NVBDCP in Tripura

The National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) is intensifying efforts to combat vector-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue, chikungunya, Japanese encephalitis, and lymphatic filariasis across rural regions. Read further on Dynamite News:

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FDA Considers New Malaria Test For Blood Banks

FDA considers new malaria test for blood donors to prevent transfusion-related cases and enhance safety.

WEKU

Ryan Gosling has the correct answer to Colbert's question about the scariest animal

Spoiler alert: It's a bug. It flies. And it bites. There's no "Ken-fusion" about the fear factor of a mosquito's bite.

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