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Malaria
22 pages found in Malaria: Africa Malaria Day
Commemorated on 25th April every year. Presents details of planned events and co-ordination efforts, with campaign materials and reviews of previous years.
http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/amd2007/ Airport Malaria : Jet-Setting Mosquitos Spread Disease
Since 1977, when the disease was first documented, 75 cases of airport malaria have been observed in western Europe. People may be infected by the bite of an anopheles mosquito during a flight or stopover, or while opening containers or luggage all over the airport area. People who live near an airport or whose road transport brings them into the vicinity may also be affected. [PDF]
http://www.who.int/bulletin/pdf/2000/issue8/99-0285.pdf AnoBase: The Anopheles Database
Database containing genomic/biological information on anopheline mosquitoes, with an emphasis on Anopheles gambiae, the world's most important malaria vector. AnoBase is the continuation of AnoDB, a database established and maintained since 1996 at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB) of the Foundation of Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) in Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
http://www.anobase.org/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Presents an in-depth look at malaria.
http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/ eMedicine Health - Malaria
Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of this infection of the blood.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/13140-1.asp Health Care Information: Relapsing Malaria
It is possible to develop a relapsing type of malaria months to even years after traveling to a malaria infected country, even if you were taking the appropriate malaria medications to prevent the illness.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/content/article/907368749.html HPA - Malaria Reference Laboratory
Guidelines for travellers for protection against malaria. From the UK Health Protection Agency, a non-departmental public body.
http://www.malaria-reference.co.uk/ Impact Malaria
An information database specially dedicated to healthcare professionals and the general public. Find scientific news and events, information about the fight against this disorder, and training tools for healthcare professionals.
http://www.impact-malaria.com Leiden Malaria Research Group
Malaria research in the Leiden University Medical Center (Netherlands). Detailed description of the malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei, one of the four rodent parasites that infect African murine rodents.
http://www.lumc.nl/1040/research/malaria/malaria.html London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Malaria Centre
The LSHTM Malaria Centre facilitates malaria research both in the School and in malaria endemic areas, offers training in various aspects of malaria research and control and contributes to global efforts to control malaria infection.
http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/malaria/ Malaria and Health
A resource for travel medicine health professionals and the public. Provides an overview of the disease, endemic areas, prevention measures including drug prophylaxis as well as links to other malaria and tropical medicine sites.
http://www.malariaandhealth.com Malaria Database
Resources for scientists doing malaria research.
http://www.wehi.edu.au/MalDB-www/who.html Malaria Links
A reference page containing links on malaria: diagnosis, treatment and control as well as links for advice regarding protection of travellers
http://www.geocities.com/aaadeel/malaria.html Malaria Research and Reference Reagent Resource Center (MR4)
Provides a central source of quality controlled malaria-related reagents and information to the international malaria research community.
http://www.malaria.mr4.org/ Malaria Travel Information
A reference page containing links on information and advice regarding protection of international travellers against malaria .
http://www.geocities.com/aaadeel/maltravel.html Malaria Web Site
This site provides information on history, pathology, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, complications and control of malaria.
http://www.malariasite.com Manuel Patarroyo - Third World Traveler
Information about the Colombian researcher and developer of the malaria vaccine.
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Heroes/Manuel_Patarroyo.html MARA/AMRA Project Home Page
Mapping malaria risk in Africa.
http://www.mara.org.za MedlinePlus: Malaria
US National Institutes of Health directory of their collection of malaria-related documents
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/malaria.html Ronald Ross and the Transmission of Malaria
An article pertaining to Ronald Ross, who in 1897 discovered malarial parasites in mosquitoes.
http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/history/ross.htm Shoklo Malaria Research Unit
Malaria research along the Thai-Burmese border. Includes location, publications, malaria task force, and photograph album.
http://www.shoklo-unit.com/index.htm Wikipedia - Malaria
Hyperlinked encyclopedia article about the disease and its impacts, treatment, prevention and control.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaria
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