WHO Adds New Vaccine to the Malaria Prevention Arsenal
World Health Organization
The R21/Matrix-M vaccine proved to be safe, efficacious, cost-effective, and comparable to RTS,S/AS01 vaccine in clinical trials
Malaria
Sampling Bias behind Errors in Malaria Diagnostics
Cornell University
Mathematical model identifies the impact of parasite’s life cycle and multiplication rate on sampling
Monoclonal Antibody Prevents Malaria in US Adults
National Institutes of Health
Larger trials enrolling infants and children are underway in Mali and Kenya
Testing Malaria Vaccines in the Clinic Is as Rigorous as in the Field
University of Maryland School of Medicine
New way to test vaccines that may guide future vaccine development
Digital PCR Method Could Help with Selecting Rapid Malaria Tests
eLife
New and more accurate method could help malaria programs select the best diagnostic tests for their area
What Does COVID-19 Becoming Endemic Really Mean?
Miriam Bergeret, MSc
The word endemic has become one of the most misused of the pandemic
New Malaria Vaccine Proves Highly Effective
Adrian Hill
For the first time, a malaria vaccine shows high efficacy in trials, and COVID-19 shows how quickly it could be deployed
One Minute Diagnostic Found Superior to Standard Tests for Malaria
Hemex Health
The new test uses a highly specific biomarker present in all species of malaria
New Study Identifies Possible Biomarkers of Severe Malaria in African Children
Barcelona Institute for Global Health
Levels of microRNAs circulating in blood could help identify children with early forms of malaria
Malaria Test as Simple as a Bandage
Rice University
Microneedle-based diagnostic a new platform for many diseases, blood draw not required