advanced search

Search within

Updates under

CSU 54/2010: FIELD EFFICACY OF A NEW MOSAIC LONG-L ...

CSU 54/2010: FIELD EFFICACY OF A NEW MOSAIC LONG-LASTING MOSQUITO NET (PERMANET® 3.0) AGAINST PYRETHROID-RESISTANT MALARIA VECTORS   Is the 2 in 1 LLIN (with different insecticides applied to top and sides) the next step in combatting the ... read more

CSU 16/2009: COCHRANE REVIEW ON IMPACT OF INSECTIC ...

CSU 16/2009: COCHRANE REVIEW ON IMPACT OF INSECTICIDE  TREATED  NETS IN PREGNANT WOMEN/ CENTENARY OF CHAGAS' DISCOVERY OF CHAGAS DISEASE  1) COCHRANE REVIEW, NET IMPACT IN PREGNANT WOMEN  This just updated ... read more

CSU 68/2010: LLIN USE AND NON-USE

 CSU 68/2010:  LLIN USE AND NON-USE Writing in the Malaria Journal, these authors look at use and non-use of LLINs. The variations in bednet use between and within countries are a matter of concern to governments and partners.  Must r ... read more

CSU 70/2010: GATES KICKS POLIO/ PROTECTIVE EFFICA ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (June 7, 2010) –   Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, gave the Kick Polio Out of Africa (KPOA) campaign a boost today by signing the football which is traveling from Cape Town to Egypt ah ... read more

CSU 76/2010: BOOK REVIEW OF 'A REALISTIC STRATEGY ...

A warning against euphoria.   Good reading.   BD     Review of "A realistic strategy for fighting malaria in Africa" by William Jobin Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:68 doi:10.1186/1756-3305-3-68 Bart GJ Knols (bart@malar ... read more

CSU 78/2010: OFF THE BEATEN PATH, TWICE -- USE OF ...

CSU 78/2010:  OFF THE BEATEN PATH, TWICE Occasionally one sees articles in the literature which, except to the specialist, are surprising finds. Here are two. Note to readers: do you enjoy reading items like these, or should I stick to things ... read more

CSU 81/2010: DDT REINTRODUCTION FOR MALARIA CONTRO ...

In recent years, bednets, especially LLINs, have moved to the fore in malaria vector control. However, intradomiciliary residual spraying (IRS) still has its advocates.   Writing in Cadernos de Saúde Pública, Guimarã ... read more

MALARIA IN THE CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS

MALARIA IN THE CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS   This article reminds us, if reminders were needed, of the important role played in malaria treatment by the private sector. 'The most common treatment facility for malaria-associated fever was malaria ... read more