I know it is not a technological miracle that I was able to link the newly started blog and the website, but I am pretty damn proud of myself. I am not the best in the wordl, when it comes to websites and publishing, etc. Well, just visit the site, and you’ll see. I am [...]
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http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/risk_map/ CDC Malaria Risk Map The CDC just released a new Malaria Risk Map that is interactive and pretty cool. The link is to the homepage and the just select to open the map, in a new window. Kinda like google earth with bugs!
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Glaxo experimental malaria vaccine works in babies Wed 17 Oct 2007, 16:00 GMT Reuters Africa By Ben Hirschler LONDON, Oct 17 (Reuters) – African babies — the group most at risk of dying from malaria — may be protected against the mosquito-borne disease by an experimental vaccine, researchers said on Wednesday. The finding clears the [...]
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Schistosomes Basics: Also known as Bilharziasis. This Trematode/blood fluke infection may lead to portal hypertension, liver fibrosis or bladder cancers, depending on location and length of infection. Eggs enter a freshwater pool, mature in snails and then become free swimming. They directly penetrate skin when it contacts infected water. Two species have a preference for [...]
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Long Term Malaria Prophylaxis I seem to be hearing this question a lot, lately. I will try to give a brief summary of what I know… Atovaquone/Proguanil (Malarone) Basically, there is not a lot of good literature on long term use of atovaquone/proguanil (Malarone). This seems to be an area that needs some more research. [...]
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