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Dengue or Malaria? How to distinguish mosquito-borne diseases

africapublicityAugust 23, 202405 mins

World Mosquito Day is commemorated every year on the 20th of August, and it is an opportunity to raise awareness on the dangers posed by mosquito-borne diseases and the ongoing efforts to combat the world’s deadliest creature. Both malaria and dengue are transmitted by female mosquitoes and cause severe illness in humans. Because of…

Dramatic reductions in malaria cases and deaths continue over five years with seasonal malaria vaccine-drug combination

africapublicityAugust 23, 2023October 8, 2023022 mins

The final results of landmark study confirm two-thirds reduction in cases of malaria, including cases of severe malaria, and deaths from malaria, for RTS,S-drug combination over either intervention given alone in settings of highly seasonal malaria transmission. RTS,S vaccine has similar high efficacy to drugs in preventing malaria in highly seasonal…