Tag: Malaria
Maryland Reports Case of Locally Acquired Malaria
Health officials said the Maryland patient had not traveled to Florida or Texas, where other cases have been reported since May
New Malaria Case Reported in Florida Brings National Total to Eight
However, public health officials are not concerned about a widespread outbreak
Mosquitoes Test Positive for Malaria in Florida
The testing follows discovery of four locally acquired cases of malaria in Florida and one in Texas -- the first known since 2003
Malaria Cases in Florida, Texas Are First U.S. Spread in 20 Years
United States has had 11 malaria outbreaks since 1992, including one involving eight cases in Palm Beach County in Florida in 2003
Monoclonal Antibody Studied for Prevention of Malaria
Phase 1 study demonstrates protective efficacy of next-generation antimalarial monoclonal antibody without evident safety concerns
New Malaria Treatment Gets First Approval for Use in Children
Single dose of tafenoquine is for use in combination with the traditional malaria drug chloroquine
Antimalarials May Cut Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in Lupus Patients
T2DM risk reduced by 39 percent for those with high adherence to antimalarial therapy for managing lupus
WHO: Malaria Eradication Not Currently Possible
Smallpox the only human disease to ever have been wiped out
Malawi First Country to Immunize Children Against Malaria
The vaccine, called Mosquirix, was approved by the European Medicines Agency in 2015
Guidance Lists New First-Line Treatment for Severe Malaria in the U.S.
With discontinuation of quinidine, IV artesunate is now first-line drug for treatment of malaria
