malaria

Recent research has shown much concern for drug-resistant strains of the malaria parasite, which seems to have originated in Southeast Asia. Health officials are worried that the failure of malaria drugs will eventually become a global issue. For more information, click here.

The WHO has credited insecticide-treated bed nets with preventing an estimated 1.3 billion cases of malaria and 6.8 million deaths from the disease since 2000. There are concerns, however, that mosquitoes are developing resistance against the insecticide. As a result, researchers are looking into…

People carrying the malaria parasite have a signature scent, and a recent study shows that dogs can be trained to identify someone infected with malaria simply by sniffing their socks. Dogs have been previously trained to use smell to diagnose diabetes and some forms of cancer, and current research…