Accra, July 25, GNA – The Country Director of the John Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs (JHU/CCP) Voices, Mr Emmanuel Fiagbey, has called on sports men and women as well as their technical handlers to remain ambassadors in the fight against the malaria disease. Mr Fiagbey charged them to continue to behave as role… Continue reading Sports Men and Women Urged to Become Malaria Ambassadors
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‘Dirty sock smell’ Lures Mosquitoes to a Sticky End
Researchers in Tanzania have chemically reproduced the stench of smelly feet in an innovative new approach to combat the spread of malaria in the country.
Newly Identified Chemicals Fool Mosquitoes
Researchers have identified a low-cost chemical that interferes with a mosquito’s ability to detect humans, a study which offers a striking breakthrough in the battle against malaria. Mosquitoes have carbon dioxide sensors with which they are able to smell the presence of humans in their neighborhood. The newly identified chemicals consist of odor molecules that… Continue reading Newly Identified Chemicals Fool Mosquitoes
A Smelly Experiment: Mosquito-Eating Spider Likes Smelly Socks
A spider that preys on the malaria-carrying mosquito Anopheles gambiae is attracted to the odor of sweaty socks, according to a study.
Comedy Versus Malaria
A not-for-profit group uses humor to push back against malaria, the disease that takes a child’s life every 30 seconds
A Breakthrough in Malaria Research
Scientists from Scotland have reported a major breakthrough in fight against malaria. The team from Edinburgh University in collaboration with a team in Portugal have discovered a gene that offers the drug resistance trait to the parasite. Drug-resistant plasmodium falciparum parasites are a major hindrance in the battle against the deadly disease. Chloroquine, the most… Continue reading A Breakthrough in Malaria Research
The Hero Mosquito in Sierra Leone
A pedophile who escaped from UK to Sierra Leone grabbed at a hospital after suffering from malaria