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Tag Archives: malaria
Protecting penguins from avian malaria
In 2016, a colony of penguins living in Exmoor Zoo in the UK suddenly died after an outbreak of avian malaria, a parasitic disease spread by the bites of infected mosquitoes. Sadly, this isn’t the only time that avian malaria … Continue reading
An ancient remnant inside the malaria parasite
Today at the Society’s Annual Conference, Dr Ellen Nisbet talked about the malaria parasite Plasmodium, and how a remnant from its evolutionary past may one day provide a target for new drugs… Malaria is caused by protozoan parasites of the … Continue reading
Posted in Microbial Evolution and Diversity
Tagged apicoplast, chloroplast, DNA, drugs, malaria, parasite, plasmodium, RNA, transcription, translation
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World Malaria Day 2015
Today is World Malaria Day 2015, which highlights the continued fight against a disease that affects millions of people across the world. In this post, we’ve pulled together some facts and information from sources across the web. Malaria is caused … Continue reading
Posted in Clinical and Medical Microbiology, Parasitology
Tagged antimalarials, malaria, world malaria day
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Boosting natural immunity to tackle malaria
Post by Jessica Blair, University of Birmingham Scientists are exploring a novel approach to fight malaria in regions of the world where it is endemic. The strategy is to give anti-malarial medicines to people living in malaria endemic areas who … Continue reading