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Use of mosquito nets for young children saves lives into adulthood – study

The use of mosquito nets to prevent malaria in childhood means youngsters are more likely to survive into adulthood, new analysis suggests. The study in Tanzania found that survival of children who habitually slept under nets was more than 40% ...

02 Feb 2022 at 23:25

Avian malaria outbreak kills around 70% of Humboldt penguin colony at Dudley Zoo

An outbreak of avian malaria has killed more than two thirds of one of the largest Humboldt penguin colonies in the country at a British zoo, staff have said. Keepers at Dudley Zoo in the West Midlands have been left “heartbroken” after ...

08 Jan 2022 at 13:55

Over half of world’s population ‘could be at risk of mosquito-borne diseases’

More than half of the world’s population could be at risk of catching diseases transmitted by mosquitoes such as malaria and dengue by the end of the century, scientists have warned. Experts said mosquito-borne outbreaks, driven by ...

24 Apr 2024 at 23:01

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WHO: Covid disruption resulted in 63,000 more malaria deaths

The coronavirus pandemic interrupted efforts to control malaria, resulting in 63,000 additional deaths and 13 million more infections globally over two years, a report from the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. Cases of the ...

08 Dec 2022 at 12:24

Malaria vaccine is highly effective in young children, study suggests

A malaria vaccine which has been developed with the help of Oxford University scientists is up to 78% effective in the youngest children, new data suggests. Last year the R21/Matrix-M vaccine was recommended for use by the ...

01 Feb 2024 at 23:30

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New malaria vaccine for children approved in Ghana

Ghana has become the first country to approve a new malaria vaccine for young children. Officials hope it will offer better protection against the disease that kills hundreds of thousands every year. Final results from ...

13 Apr 2023 at 19:28

Pre-pregnancy malaria jab could help protect women and their babies, trial finds

Giving women in Africa a malaria vaccine before they get pregnant could protect them against infection for almost two years without the need for a booster, according to scientists. The findings are a “tremendous ...

14 Aug 2024 at 23:30

New vaccine could lead to ‘really serious’ attempt to eradicate malaria

Hundreds of thousands of lives could be saved this decade thanks to a new malaria vaccine, the head of the jab development team has said. Sir Adrian Hill, professor of vaccinology at the University of Oxford, ...

15 Jul 2024 at 16:20

New malaria vaccine could drastically reduce child deaths, say scientists

Malaria booster vaccine shows durable efficacy, study suggests

A malaria vaccine created by Oxford researchers “is really exciting” and could contribute towards drastically reducing the number of children who die from the infection, experts suggest. A new study reports ...

08 Sept 2022 at 09:13

New malaria vaccine ‘safe and well tolerated’ in trials

A new malaria vaccine that tackles the infection at a different stage to those currently on offer has been shown to be “safe and well tolerated” in clinical trials. It is hoped the jab – known as RH5....

10 Dec 2024 at 23:30

Teenager states fears of rising malaria cases and links to extreme weather

A 13 year-old girl, who met the King at the Cop28 climate summit, says that global warming is not something she “can push to the back of my mind”, amid fears it is adding to the malaria risk that is ...

02 Dec 2023 at 19:34

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

Health workers in Ivory Coast began giving children the latest malaria vaccine on Monday, the start of a regional campaign that experts hope might curb the impact of one of Africa’s top killers. ...

16 Jul 2024 at 08:25

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