New Findings about Diagnostic Tools for Malaria Elimination (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/new-findings-about-diagnostic-tools-for-malaria-elimination
transmit the malaria parasite without showing any symptoms. To ultimately eliminate malaria, it is important that all asymptomatic malaria carriers are detected and treated to stop the transmission of the disease [...] Swiss TPH. Guiding future malaria interventions These findings have implications for future malaria interventions in elimination settings. "For effective interventions aimed at malaria elimination, all potential [...] Malaria often causes symptoms such as fever, chills, and...
World Malaria Day 2021: In the shadows of the COVID-19 pandemic (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/world-malaria-day-2021-in-the-shadows-of-the-covid-19-pandemic/blog-id/14
A world without malaria is within reach. At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic threatens progress in the fight against malaria. This year's World Malaria Day on 25 April 2021 will draw attention to the [...] the fact that further efforts are needed to achieve the goal of a malaria-free world.
New Modelling Project Launched to Support National Malaria Control Programmes (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/new-modelling-project-to-support-national-malaria-control-programmes
application of malaria models, with a focus on the OpenMalaria modelling platform. OpenMalaria is a decision-making tool that was by developed by Swiss TPH to simulate dynamics of malaria transmission and [...] Great achievements have been made in the fight against malaria, saving more than eight million lives and preventing over one-and-a-half billion malaria cases. However, one billion people still live at risk [...] Foundation, to support National Malaria Control Programmes (NMCPs) in their...
Shaping the Next-generation of Interventions for Malaria Prevention (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/shaping-the-next-generation-of-interventions-for-malaria-prevention
substantially reducing the number of malaria cases since 2000, malaria remains a major public health concern. In 2019, there were an estimated 229 million cases of malaria worldwide according to the World [...] (WHO). Worryingly, in some countries, malaria is even on the rise. Children under five are particularly vulnerable. In 2019, they accounted for 67% (274,000) of all malaria deaths worldwide. Pregnant women [...] for malaria prevention. The project aims to fill the gaps that still remain...
Swiss TPH zu WHO-Kooperationszentrum für Expertise in Malaria ernannt (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/swiss-tph-zu-who-kooperationszentrum-fuer-expertise-in-malaria-ernannt
Kontrolle und Beseitigung von Malaria wird der WHO eine wertvolle Unterstützung sein bei ihren Bemühungen zur Malaria-Prävention und der langfristigen Vision einer Welt ohne Malaria.» Als WHO-Kooperationszentrum [...] es, das Engagement der Schweiz zu erhalten und zu stärken, um Malaria zu besiegen. Anlässlich des Welt-Malaria-Tags gibt die Swiss Malaria Group die Gewinner ihres weltweiten Foto- und Videowettbewerbs [...] le und Case-Management von Roll Back Malaria. «Die Schaffung starker...
Die Achillesferse von Plasmodien – Fortschritte in der Impfstoffentwicklung gegen Malaria (News)
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eingebaut werden, bei dem die Malaria-Antigene an der Oberfläche von Virus-artigen Partikeln (Virosomen) sitzen. Bei der klinischen Erprobung eines Prototyps mit zwei Malaria-Komponenten wurde bereits eine [...] Bisher existiert noch keine hochwirksame Impfung gegen Malaria. Eine Forschungsgruppe unter der Leitung von Gerd Pluschke vom Swiss TPH ist nun in Zusammenarbeit mit Joerg Benz und Markus Rudolph von der [...] Antigene Die Variabilität von Antigenen ist ein grosses Problem bei der...
Malaria Trends in DRC (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/20170901-malaria-trends-drc
country, the study observed a sharp increase of confirmed malaria cases after the introduction of rapid diagnostic tests which detect evidence of malaria parasites in human blood. Population coverage across [...] distribution of long-lasting insecticide treated bed nets. Presumptive malaria cases that were treated could be reduced but malaria positivity rate revealed no declining tendency. Swiss TPH therefore recommends [...] continuing to support key interventions especially in provinces with...
New chemical compound shows promising results against drug-resistant malaria parasites (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/new-chemical-compound-shows-promising-results-against-drug-resistant-malaria-parasites
Treating malaria is a global challenge. Resistance against artemisinin-based combination therapies has recently been detected in Southeast Asia, threatening the impact of standard therapies on malaria. Developing [...] chemical class of antimalarials has been registered in the last 20 years. About Malaria Every 30 seconds, a child dies of malaria. This disease costs Africa 12 billion dollars (US) a year in health-care costs [...] active against P. falciparum and P. vivax – the parasites...
Malaria Photo and Video Contest (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/20161612-malaria-photo-and-video-contest
looking for powerful images within three thematic categories that tell stories about malaria control and how malaria engagement contributes to the objectives of the UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development [...] towards a world without malaria. Participate now and win prize money totalling CHF 10’000: http://www.swissmalariagroup.ch/contest The best pictures will be featured widely in malaria-relevant events and documents [...] documents. Deadline is the 1st of March 2017, so that the winners...
Combating Malaria with Odour-Baited Traps for Mosquitoes (News)
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combated with the odour-baited traps. Malaria: a major cause of death and an economic problem. Malaria: Human and Economic Costs Every 30 seconds, a child dies of malaria. This disease costs Africa twelve [...] A newly-developed mosquito trap outsmart malaria-transmitting mosquitoes. It attracts the insects by emitting a natural lure – namely human odour - composed of lactic acid and other substances transpired [...] resulted in a 70% decline in the Anopheles populations on the Kenyan island of...