Culex mosquitoes do not transmit Zika virus, study finds (09/29/2016)

A Biosecurity Research Institute study has found important results in the fight against Zika virus: Culex mosquitoes do not appear to transmit Zika virus.

Adult mosquitoes can pass Zika to their offspring - U.S. study (09/19/2016)

Adult female mosquitoes can pass the Zika virus along to their offspring, U.S. researchers said o­n Monday, a finding that makes clear the need for pesticide programs that kill both adult mosquitoes and their eggs.

Prospects of future medical and pharmaceutical training cooperation in Quy Nhon City (07/15/2016)

On 5th July 2016, a delegation of learders of Quy Nhon University, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Ho Chi Minh City and University of Paris 7 (France) led by  Professor Nguyen Hong Anh, Principal of Quy Nhon University was visiting to and meeting with the leadership of Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology Quy Nhon (IMPE-QN) with the purpose of seeking the potential training cooperation for the project of establishing Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy in Quy Nhon University.

Interesting researches on malaria (09/12/2016)

Chicken odour 'prevents malaria' research in Ethiopia finds;Nigerian biotech firm develops urine test for malaria; Malaria's Magnetic Properties May Pull Treatments Forward; Anti-malaria drug could help fight cancer; Scientists exploit malaria's Achilles' heel.

Launching ceremony on propagating "World Malaria Day 25 April 2016" in Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam (04/28/2016)

With the theme "End Malaria For Good", the Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology Quy Nhon (IMPE-QN) in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Provincial Health Department of Khanh Hoa (PHD-KH) held the launching ceremony to respond the World Malaria Day in Khanh Vinh district, Khanh Hoa province - o­ne of ten provinces with the highest proportion of malaria patients in the whole country (0.62/1,000 general population) and o­ne of five provinces having artemisinin-resistant malaria parasites.

2016-2030: Road long enough to ending malaria (05/11/2016)

2016 is the first year of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) as well as the beginning of "Global technical strategy for malaria from 2016 to 2030" of the World Health Assembly (WHA) which provides a technical framework for all malaria-endemic nations towards reaching the goal of eliminating malaria. Despite lots of difficulties and challenges, the period 2016-2030 is long enough for Vietnam as well as the whole world to be able to "End Malaria For Good".

Is India in the throes of a fever outbreak? (09/28/2016)

Every other day, the news arrives with depressing regularity: viral fevers are tormenting a city, or a town, or a cluster of villages in India. People are sick everywhere.

TIMELINE-The long road to malaria eradication (06/14/2016)

ARUSHA, Tanzania, June 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The world's richest couple, Bill and Melinda Gates, are lending their support to global plans to eliminate malaria, which is back o­n the world's agenda after being abandoned as too ambitious in 1969.

Africa: More Funds Needed to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria (06/14/2016)

More is still needed to be done in order to sustain the progress registered in the country's fight against HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

32nd anniversary of Vietnamese teachers' day (20 November 1982 - 20 November 2014) and start of Course 37 (2014 - 2016) (12/26/2014)

On the afternoon of 20 November 2014, the Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology (IMPE-QN) formally celebrated the 32^nd anniversary of Vietnamese teachers' day (20 November 1982 - 20 November 2014) and start of Course 37 (2014 - 2016).

New strategy to fight mosquitoes in a more efficient and sustainable way (09/01/2016)

Mosquitoes continue to build resistance to existing pesticides. Research has now shown that the chemical substances emitted by o­ne of the mosquito's natural enemies - the backswimmer - makes the biological pesticide Bti more deadly. These so-called predator cues also impair the mosquito's immune system.

Treating schistosomiasis, hitting malaria (11/07/2014)

Two of the most socioeconomically devastating parasitic diseases in tropical countries - malaria and schistosomiasis - may be closely linked in their infection processes, a recent Yale study has found.

Genome technology boosts malaria control efforts (07/14/2016)

Melbourne researchers are part of an international collaboration that has performed the first large-scale genomic analysis of P. vivax malaria infections.

International researches on Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica (09/12/2016)

Diagnosis of human fascioliasis in Arusha region, northern Tanzania by microscopy and clinical manifestations in patients; Epidemiology of human Fascioliasis outbreaks inIran; Asymptomatic fascioliasis. Internal medicine;Impact of meteorological and environmental factors o­n the spatial distribution of Fasciola hepatica in beef cattle herds inSweden; ...

Information on international conferences/workshops, short courses and a number of research publications specializing in biomedicine (08/02/2016)

The keynote speaker to GTCbio's 7th Non-Coding RNA & RNAi Therapeutics Conference o­n September 14-15, 2016 at the Hyatt Boston Harbor in Boston, MA is Judy Lieberman, Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.  Dr. Lieber will give the keynote presentation, "The Silent Treatment: Harnessing RNA Interference for Therapy". Her talk will review the current status of development of siRNA-based drugs. It will also discuss strategies for targeted gene knockdown that use RNA aptamers or antibodies for selectively delivering siRNAs into cells outside the liver.

17th Congress of the IMPE-QN Communist Party Committee, the term 2015-2020 (05/19/2015)

The Party Congress of the Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology Quy Nhon (IMPE-QN) was held o­n 24 April 2015 with the attendances of comrade Nguyen Ba Tra, Secretary of Party Committee of Provincial Agencies Block (PAC); comrade Le Binh Thanh, Deputy Secretary of Party Committee of PAC; comrade Nguyen Huu Loc, Chairman of Party Inspection Committee; comrade Nguyen Van Minh, Head of Propaganda and Instruction Committee, and the Executive Committee of the Institute Communist Party Committee and all Party members of IMPE-QN.

Launching event of voluntary blood donation at IMPE-Quy Nhon (07/07/2014)

The blood donation campaign always attract the participation of people, especially organizations of trade union and youth union. This activity is "a good deed" which expresses the charity and their willingness to share their blood with those in need.

The Institute Youth Union organising voluntary medical exammination and free medicine distribution for the people of Hai Giang hamlet, Nhon Hai commune, Quy Nhon city (03/28/2014)

Implementing the plan No.01/KH-DTN of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU) Executive Committee of IMPE-Quy Nhon o­n launching activities to respond to the "Year of Young Volunteers 2014" and saluting the establishment date of the HCMCYU 26^th March, the Youth Union (YU) of IMPE-Quy Nhon in coordination with the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Quy Nhon City Police organised the voluntary medical exammination and free medicine distribution for poor people and families of preferential treatment policy at Hai Giang hamlet, Nhon Hai commune, Quy Nhon city.

Characteristics of malaria infection in mobilised population groups (03/02/2016)

In recent years, the rates of malaria morbidity (malaria patients, malaria parasites) and malaria mortality have tended to decrease low nationwide, but malaria still exists in uncontrollable mobilised population groups in West-Highlands, Central and Southeast (free migrants, forest goers, mountain-field doers, etc.). In order to effectively prevent and eliminate malaria, it is necessary to grasp the characteristics of malaria infection in these groups.

Malaria drugs vital to expectant mothers (09/26/2016)

Expectant mothers have been advised to register at any Primary Health Centre (PHC) close to them and get free sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) provided by the government to  be malaria free.

Malaria stopped with single dose of new compound (09/16/2016)

Scientists say they have found a new compound that stops malaria in animal studies with a single, low dose.

Effects of malaria vaccine fade over time, research shows (07/14/2016)

The United States eradicated malaria by spraying mosquito breeding grounds with DDT in 1951, roughly two decades after most of Western Europe eliminated the disease.

WHO's update on Dracunculiasis (guinea-worm disease), May 2016 (06/02/2016)

Dracunculiasis (commonly known as guinea-worm disease) is a crippling parasitic disease caused by Dracunculus medinensis- a long, thread-like worm. It is transmitted exclusively when people drink stagnant water contaminated with parasite-infected water fleas.

HCM City records increasing dengue cases (09/23/2016)

As many as 11,000 dengue fever cases were reported in Ho Chi Minh City as of mid-September, up 32 percent against the same period last year.