Studies Offer Insight From the Fight Against Malaria
A pair of provacative studies published in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene offer new evidence of the success of indoor residual spraying (IRS) and the effectiveness of the life-saving drug artemisinin in reducing malaria deaths.
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Report: The Effectiveness of Artemisinin in Treating Malaria
- Publisher:
- The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Publication Date:
- 3 July 2012
This study, led by scientists at the University of Bamako in Mali, finds that the life saving drug artemisinin continues to be effective in rapdily ... see more »
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Report: Reduction of Malaria Prevalence by Indoor Residual Spraying
- Publisher:
- The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Publication Date:
- 3 July 2012
This report is the most comprehensive review to date of the malaira-fighting potential of indoor insectidice treatments. The research offers evidence ... see more »
- Photo: Stephenie Hollyman/WHO
- Photo: Benoit Matsha-Carpentier/IFRC
- Photo: Yussuf Yussuf
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Artemisia annua L. — the critical component of artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs), the most effective form of treatment at the moment.
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Over the counter Artemisinin based combination therapies (ACTs).
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Workers set out to spray households in an effort to control malaria-causing mosquitoes on the island of Zanzibar.
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