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Assistant professor Benoit Malleret (left) and Dr. Hang Jing Wen (right) examining blood smears from Plasmodium coatneyi in the laboratory.

Researchers Identify Potential Therapy and Diagnostic Markers for Cerebral Malaria

National University of Singapore

The study identified a nine-gene blood signature that consistently separated cerebral malaria from milder malaria and from healthy individuals

Photo of a clinical lab professional’s gloved hand holding a tube of a blood sample positive for malaria.

Noninvasive Malaria Test Could Be Global Game Changer

Yale University

The new malaria test can detect malaria without taking a single drop of blood

In these illustrative images of Plasmodium vivax, arrows point to the asexual stages of the parasite as seen in blood smears—ring (gray), trophozoite (blue), and schizont (green)—as well as the sexual stage known as the gametocyte (red) .

Researchers Identify Biomarkers of Malaria Recurrence in Patient Blood Samples

Julia Moióli

The research may help identify potential targets for the development of antimalarial drugs and possible markers relating to the risk of recurrence

A gloved hand holds a malaria-positive test result taken on a rapid diagnostic testing device with a printed lab report form in the background.

New Rapid Point-of-Care Malaria Test Is Robust and Accurate

Rice University

The immunoassay is 12 times faster than currently available laboratory-based tests

Gloved hands hold a syringe labeled Malaria to indicate a malaria vaccine.

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

3D illustration of Plasmodium parasite inside red blood cell in the stage of ring-form trophozoite, the causative agent of malaria disease.

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

Malaria vaccine bottle with needle on table

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

Gloved hand holding a blood vial labeled as malaria positive

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

Photo of a man with glasses wearing a mask against COVID-19

What Does COVID-19 Becoming Endemic Really Mean?

Miriam Bergeret, MSc

The word endemic has become one of the most misused of the pandemic

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