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Mosquito emoji
Public health
Buzzworthy emoji idea
Published Sept 19, 2017
Mosquito symbol for social media would make it easier for health professionals to communicate about risks, research
Two small children smile and hold bright green bags
Global Health
Netting a sustainable business model
Published Sept 19, 2017
After successful bed net campaigns in Ghana, researchers aim to create a thriving, sustainable commercial market
#WorldMalariaDay
Video highlights institute's vital work
Published Sept 19, 2017 Video
A vaccine is urgently needed to prevent malaria, which affects hundreds of millions around the world every year
Infectious disease
Malaria Research Institute gets $10M grant
Published Sept 19, 2017
Funding will enable continuation of malaria control, elimination research in Zambia, Zimbabwe, DRC, South Africa
Extreme close-up of a mosquito
Bug off
A matter of taste
Published Sept 19, 2017
Changing 'flavor' of humans could help repel mosquitoes, fight malaria, scientists say / Hopkins Medicine
Wolbachia bacteria
Micro management
Bacteria vs. malaria
Published Sept 19, 2017
Infecting mosquitoes with specific bacteria strain could help stop spread of disease / NPR
Diagnosing fever by a thread
Published Sept 19, 2017
Graduate students develop simple test to easily, accurately diagnose the underlying cause of fever, a common symptom of malaria, bacterial pneumonia and other infections
Discovering new channels
Published Sept 19, 2017 Video
For Nobel Prize winner Peter Agre, persistent curiosity led to key molecular discovery