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Could new vaccines end malaria in Africa?
12 Feb 2024 08:12 GMT
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How dangerous is malaria?
Severe malaria can cause complications such as … modern insecticide-treated nets, before DDT [insecticide] and certainly before artemisinin … more malaria cases later.
Could malaria be wiped out worldwide?
Eliminating malaria …
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Exposure to DDT alters sperm, putting children at risk
09 Feb 2024 19:53 GMT
… use of DDT in some regions to combat malaria is a … necessity of house spraying in malaria-endemic areas while also …
DDT was widely used during World War II to control malaria … mosquitoes that transmit diseases like malaria, under strict regulations. The …
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Study reveals malaria toxin may negatively affect male sperm
09 Feb 2024 10:03 GMT
… special permission to use DDT for malaria control.
Tiaan de Jager … of DDT for indoor residual spraying for malaria vector … was currently moving towards malaria elimination through alternative strategies. … afford for people in malaria-endemic regions to refuse …
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News24 Business | SA's malaria war harms kids as DDT alters fathers’ sperm
09 Feb 2024 06:39 GMT
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READ | Malaria cases spike in Malawi, Pakistan … DDT was first used during World War II to combat malaria … special permission to use DDT for malaria control when needed as … controlling the deadly disease.
Malaria kills almost 620 000 …
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South Africa Malaria War Harms Kids as DDT Alters Fathers’ Sperm
09 Feb 2024 06:32 GMT
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DDT was first used during World War II to combat malaria … have special permission to use DDT for malaria control when needed as … twice-weekly Next Africa newsletter
Malaria kills almost 620,000 … s first to get routine malaria immunizations after the Central …
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Dad’s exposure to DDT may harm sperm and future kids
08 Feb 2024 17:31 GMT
… to environmental toxins, notably DDT, may produce sperm with … find alternative ways to control malaria and other vector-borne … due to climate change. DDT can travel vast distances through … Although the study focuses on DDT exposures, the researchers say …
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Cape Verde is the third African country to eliminate malaria: here’s how
02 Feb 2024 11:00 GMT
… sustained.
Indoor residual spraying with DDT was done on each island … control, targeting affected neighbourhoods and malaria infection-prone communities, prevented increases … .
The infrastructure established for malaria elimination has bolstered the country …
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Malaria Is Spreading In The U.S. An Infectious Disease Doctor Explains This Troubling Trend
27 Oct 2023 22:24 GMT
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What Is Malaria?
Malaria is caused by a … Air: The History Of Malaria
Malaria has devastated humans in tropical … resistant to DDT. The deadliest of the five malaria parasite … Are The Symptoms of Malaria?
Malaria starts with shaking chills …
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From DDT to Mr Sheen: Looking back on the spring cleaning products of yesteryears
10 Sep 2023 05:56 GMT
… Checkpest. It was probably DDT or Dieldrin. DDT, in its time, was … would have otherwise passed on malaria and typhus to thousands of …
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The US eliminated malaria in 1951. How can the country keep it under control now?
16 Aug 2023 15:04 GMT
… could no longer effectively transmit malaria,” Markowski said. “But … homes with insecticide, in particular DDT, Markowski said — a … health and environmental impacts.“DDT was the standard for … were able to eliminate malaria.”
But because anopheles mosquitoes …