Some English technical terms in the field of malaria
(07/29/2016)
ABER - Annual Blood Examination Rate. Calculated as (number of slides examined/population) x 100. WHO recommendation for malarious areas is that the number of slides examined per month should equal at least 1% of the population.
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How do you kill a malaria parasite? Clog it with cholesterol
(06/01/2016)
Drexel University scientists have discovered an unusual mechanism for how two new antimalarial drugs operate: They give the parasite's skin a boost in cholesterol, making it unable to traverse the narrow labyrinths of the human bloodstream. The drugs also seem to trick the parasite into reproducing prematurely.
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Journals and country scientific indicators
(05/04/2016)
The SCImago Journal & Country Rank is a portal that includes the journals and country scientific indicators developed from the information contained in the Scopus® database (Elsevier B.V.). These indicators can be used to assess and analyze scientific domains.
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Research finds some gut bacteria resist malaria parasite
(03/02/2016)
Microorganisms living in a person's gut play a key role in how that individual may be affected by the malaria parasite, according to studies led by a Washington State University researcher.
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New technology creates malaria-resistant mosquitoes
(12/16/2015)
California researchers hatched some malaria-resistant mosquitoes and then gave evolution a shove - using a groundbreaking technology to ensure the insects pass on that protective gene as they reproduce, with implications far beyond the promise of fighting malaria.
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