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19 Jun 2017

Exposing malaria-causing mosquitoes to white light will save you from getting bitten!

Insecticide-treated bed nets and walls have helped prevent bites and reduce malaria, but researchers say mosquitoes are adapting to preventive conditions, leaving adults and children vulnerable in the early evening and early morning hours – when they are not under the nets or in the house.

15 May 2017

Crab shells an eco-friendly way to ward off spread of malaria, say researchers!

Mosquitoes carry diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, the Zika virus and encephalitis.

24 Apr 2017

Malaria: 3 African nations to get world's first vaccine by next year

Ghana, Kenya and Malawi were chosen because they already run large programmes to tackle malaria, including the use of bed nets, yet still have high numbers of cases.

22 Jul 2016

Sleeping near chicken can protect you from malaria!

Scientists found that while mosquitoes have a taste for humans, they tend to avoid chickens and other birds due to their smell, thereby protecting humans from mosquito-transmitted diseases

27 Apr 2016

This is how you can help protect yourself, your family from malaria – Watch!

This video depicts how bed nets treated with an insecticide are much more protective than untreated nets in preventing malaria.

25 Apr 2016

Must watch: Explained - The life cycle of malaria parasite!

Malaria is caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes.

25 Apr 2016

World Malaria Day: 10 facts you must know about malaria and its vaccine!

Symptoms of malaria include: fever, headache, chills and vomiting.

World Malaria Day

25 Apr 2016

Fighting malaria: WHO's global progress and challenges in 2016 – Watch!

WHO said that over the past 15 years, there has been a dramatic decline in the global burden of malaria.

World Malaria Day 2016

25 Apr 2016

Fight the bite with these brilliant tips!

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 78% of people who die from malaria are children under 5.

25 Dec 2015

Malaria immune-booster vaccine comes closer to reality

It was the first time scientists had pinpointed why the immune system fails to develop immunity during malaria infection.

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