Despite increased malaria control efforts, recent reports indicate that over 1.2 million deaths due to malaria occurred in 2010. Pregnant women represent a particularly vulnerable risk group as ...

Jan. 3, 2025 — Antibodies that bind to a previously untargeted portion of the malaria parasite could lead to new monoclonal antibody treatments and vaccines for ...

falciparum in adults and children in early clinical trials. The anti-malarial mAbs evaluated in trials in malaria-endemic regions target the P. falciparum sporozoite -- the life stage of the ...

For now, malaria-endemic countries — like Cameroon, Burkina Faso, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) — are focusing vaccination efforts on infants, who are already brought into ...

Tan said his team is working to reduce antibody production costs, "which is critical for potential development as an intervention for use in malaria-endemic regions," he said.

Malaria is endemic in tropical and subtropical regions and causes up to one million deaths each year. In two independent cohorts of Ugandan children with severe malaria, elevated blood uric acid ...

Finally, the study was not powered to show a potential reduction of severe malarial anaemia and did not investigate its effect on sickle cell disease, the most common single gene disorder in malaria ...

3 These statistics underscore the fragility of health-care systems in malaria-endemic regions and the necessity for robust surveillance and early intervention strategies. In addition to malaria, ...

falciparum in adults and children in early clinical trials. The anti-malarial mAbs evaluated in trials in malaria-endemic regions target the P. falciparum sporozoite—the life stage of the ...

He also stressed that those who travel between malaria-endemic areas must take prophylactic medication to minimise the chances of contracting the disease. "There are lots of mosquitoes this year. I ...

falciparum in adults and children in early clinical trials. The anti-malarial mAbs evaluated in trials in malaria-endemic regions target the P. falciparum sporozoite—the life stage of the parasite ...

The concept of 'standby emergency treatment' (SBET) describes the strategy where travelers carry an emergency malaria treatment for self-administration when no medical attention is available or ...