Malaria remains one of the most devastating parasitic diseases affecting humans. In 2020 there were around 241 million cases and 672,000 malaria-related deaths. This is a sharp increase from 2019. One reason it’s so persistent is that the malaria parasite has a very complex life cycle. It involves many different developmental stages and multiple hosts …
Malaria in Africa: why most countries haven’t beaten it yet Read More »
Most people instantly associate mosquitoes with malaria. But these tiny flying insects can transmit a number of other diseases too. Viruses transmitted by insects like mosquitoes are called arthropod-borne or arboviruses. Like malaria, these viruses are transmitted to vertebrate hosts through the bite of a female mosquito when she takes a blood meal to assist …
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The spread of the mosquito species Anopheles stephensi across Africa poses a significant problem to a continent already heavily burdened by malaria. Most – 90% – of the world’s malaria deaths are on the continent. Researchers from Djibouti reported the presence of An. stephensi in the Horn of Africa in 2012. Until then it had …
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The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a devastating impact on international malaria control and elimination efforts. According to the latest World Malaria Report, there were an estimated 14 million more cases of malaria in 2020 compared to 2019. Even more concerning was the marked increase in malaria-related deaths. These were mainly in children under the …
It is essential that healthcare professionals consider both COVID- 19 and malaria when a patient who lives in or has recently travelled to a malaria area presents with acute febrile illness. Early diagnosis of malaria by either a rapid diagnostic test or microscopy enables prompt treatment with the effective antimalarial, artemether-lumefantrine, preventing progression to severe …
The COVID-19 pandemic has strained healthcare delivery systems in a number of southern African countries. Despite this, it is imperative that malaria control and elimination activities continue, especially to reduce as far as possible the number and rate of hospitalisations caused by malaria. The implementation of enhanced malaria control/elimination activities in the context of COVID-19 …
NICD was notified of a malaria case in Soshanguve, City of Tshwane, Gauteng Province. A team comprising members of the NICD Parasitology and Vector Control Reference Laboratories, District Health Services, Environmental Health and Communicable Disease Control programmes, conducted an investigation in the area on 4 December 2019. The patient, a 19-year-old pregnant woman, had not …
A case of odyssean malaria, City of Tshwane, Gauteng Province Read More »
The traditional malaria season in southern Africa is from Sept to May, but cases occur throughout the year. The seasonal peak in malaria cases is usually from November to end of April. The annual spraying of houses in the malaria areas will start in October and preparations are in progress. It is not possible to …
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World Malaria Day takes place on 25 April each year. It is an internationally recognised day, highlighting the global efforts to control malaria and celebrate the gains that have been made. Since 2000, the world has made historic progress against malaria, saving millions of lives. However, half of the world still lives at risk from …
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