Vietnam minister warns against blood dish amid infection fears (01/13/2014)

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat has warned people against eatingtiet canh - a traditional Vietnamese dish of blood and cooked meat - as it may cause dangerous infections.

Malawi Uses Mobile Phones to Promote Maternal Health (02/24/2014)

BLANTYRE- Malawian mothers and guardians of young children who live in villages far from health facilities are heaving a sigh of relief, after the introduction of a hotline through which they can access medical advice. VillageReach, a non-profit NGO, is running a program called Chipatala Cha Pa Foni which means Health Center by Phone.

Leaders of IMPE-QN paying visit and working with Quang Binh and Quang Tri provinces after Storm No.10 (10/07/2013)

October 3^rd, 2013, leaders of the IMPE-QN paid a visit and worked with the Quang Binh Provincial Malaria Control Center. The Storm No. 10 hit Quang Binh province at 14 o'clock o­n Septepber 24^th, 2013, which caused serious damage to the local people: three people reportedly died, dozens injured, hundreds of houses had roof-tops blown up, and numerous hectares of rubber trees chopped down.

Gio Linh district (Quang Tri province) responds World malaria Day 24 April 2013 and deploys anti-malaria campaign (05/13/2013)

The Gio Linh district health center in cooperation with the People's Committee of Vinh Truong commune had recently held a workshop o­n reviewing malaria control in the first quarter 2013, at the same time deploying anti-malaria campaign in 2013 and respoding World Malaria Day April 25 with theme: "Invest in the Future. Defeat Malaria".

Training course on Enhancing Vector Control Skills for medical staff at provincial level in Central Vietnam in 2013 (01/01/2014)

With a view to enhancing the effectiveness of the prevention and control of medical insects in general and malaria vectors in particular in Central Vietnam, updating the information and improving technical skills for entomologic staff, the IMPE-Quy Nhon hold the training course o­n malaria vector control skills in 2013 for entomologic staff of the provincial malaria control centres/provincial centres for preventive medicine in 15 provinces of Central Vietnam.

$12 Billion Is Pledged to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (12/09/2013)

The world's donor countries o­n Tuesday pledged $12 billion over three years to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The amount was more than the fund took in at its last pledge conference in 2010, but less than the $15 billion it had hoped for. And it is far short of the ambitious goal of $10 billion a year set when the fund was created in 2002.

Drug-resistant malaria on the Cambodian border: a new health challenge (12/20/2013)

Malaria programmes have seen death rates plummet in south-east Asia, but some experts warn radical action is needed to protect the world from an emerging strain.

Rwanda: Ten Years of Global Fund in Rwanda (02/24/2014)

On February 11, the Government of Rwanda through the Ministry of Health signed an agreement with Global Fund, an international financing organisation that aims to attract and disburse resources to prevent and treat HIV, Malaria and Tuberculosis. Under this partnership, Rwanda received a grant of $204m for the National strategic plan for HIV/Aids.

Birth Control Plugs Male Malaria Mosquitoes (08/27/2012)

A team of scientists at Yale University is working o­n a new birth-control drug for male mosquitos that could slow the malaria epidemic, a disease that sickens more than 215 million people, killing 655,000 each year.

Holograms Offer Hope in Fight Against Malaria (11/07/2013)

Scientists have developed a 3D filming technique that could help inform research to stem the spread of malaria.

A Toenia saginata nidus found in Dak Mon commune, Dak Glei district, Kon Tum Province (05/18/2009)

Taeniasis is the infection of human intestinal parasites with the adult tapeworm of Toenia saginata or Toenia solium. The infection is acquired by eating raw or undercooked beef or pork containing the worm cysts.

Researchers Map Genetic Sequence of Parasitic Worm (01/22/2014)

WASHINGTON - An estimated o­ne to two billion people around the world are infected with soil parasites known as helminthes. Researchers have drawn the genetic blueprint for the hookworm, the most common source of soil-borne parasitic infection in humans. The hookworm's genetic sequence could lead to better treatments and prevention strategies.

Introduction of useful parasitological references and publications (12/02/2013)
F. E. G. Cox
"Modern Parasitology"
(Blackwell Scientific Publications)
An invaluable general guide to parasitology

Journal Watch, Updated Jan 9, 2014 (01/13/2014)

Antimalarial drug discovery - approaches and progress towards new medicines; Blocking malaria transmission to Anopheles mosquitoes using artemisinin derivatives and primaquine: a systematic review and meta-analysis; The complexity of medicinal plants: The traditional Artemisia annua formulation, current status and future perspectives...

Some publications on the resisitance of Fasciola spp. to Triclabendazole (12/18/2013)

Devine C, Brennan GP, Lanusse CE, Alvarez LI, Trudgett A, Hoey E, et al.Potentiation of triclabendazole action in vivo against a triclabendazole-resistant isolate of Fasciola hepatica following its co-administration with the metabolic inhibitor, ketoconazole. Vet Parasitol. 2012;184:37–47.

2013 mass performance festival of health sector- region VII (01/10/2014)

On December 14, 2013, in Quy Nhon city, the mass performance festival of the health sector- region VII (Central Vietnam), hosted by the IMPE-Quy Nhon, has made the choice of special items for the performances at the national variety festival saluting 59^th anniversary of Vietnamese Doctor's Day o­n 27 February 2014 in Ha Noi.

The Institute Youth Union gives voluntary medical examination and treatment in Van Canh district, Binh Dinh province (04/12/2013)

With the consent of the Communist Party Committee and leadership of IMPE-Quy Nhon, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Youth Union (HCMCYU) Executive Committee of IMPE-Quy Nhon has drawn up the activity plan towards the 82^nd HCMCYU anniversary (26 March 1931 - 26 March 2013). O­ne of the main activities is free medical examination and treatment in difficult areas.

Global malaria connectivity through air travel (08/16/2013)

The worldwide air travel network has expanded at an exceptional rate over the past century. International passenger numbers are projected to rise from 1.11 billion in 2011 to 1.45 billion by 2016, with an annual growth rate of 5.3%. Today, there are 35,000 direct scheduled routes o­n the air travel network, with 865 new routes established in 2011.

Children at Risk Despite Malaria Treatment (09/25/2013)

Repeated bouts of malaria may leave children vulnerable to other deadly infections and even cardiovascular disease later in life. Now, a new study may explain why.

WHO Unveils New Malaria 'Roadmap' (12/02/2013)

Malaria infects hundreds of millions of people every year and causes well over a half million deaths. The World Health Organization and its partners Thursday announced a new goal to license vaccines by 2030 that would sharply reduce malaria cases and eventually eliminate the disease.

New protein discovery 'could help treat toxoplasmosis and malaria' (01/09/2014)

Research led by a team of investigators at the Indiana University School of Medicine has detailed the discovery of a new protein and other proteins it connects with, which they say could lead to the development of new drugs that control toxoplasma gondii- the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis.

Situation of Fascioliasis and intestinal parasitic diseases in first 5 months of 2011 (07/15/2011)

Entering summery season, Fascioliasis and parasitic diseases have developed more and more highly, especially in first 5 months of 2011, there were a large number of patients going to the speciality clinic for medical examination and being diagnosed with intestinal parasitic diseases, which were higher than previous periods.

Setback for dengue-blocking mosquito trial in Vietnam – Scidev.net (02/24/2014)

A project to introduce mosquitoes that could potentially block dengue virus o­n an island off Vietnam has run into an early hurdle: the number of mosquitoes carrying a bacteria that prevents them from transmitting dengue is falling below the target level.