Oct 1, 2024
The World Health Organisation has recommended two licenced malaria vaccines. Those vaccines have been a long time coming - but are they the best?
In this extended episode of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Minute, we ask:
Sep 17, 2024
A key challenge in developing a malaria vaccine is choosing which stage to target.
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A key challenge in developing a malaria vaccine is choosing which stage of the infection to target. You can target the parasite when it enters the body, multiplies in the liver and the blood, or is in the sexual stage,...
Aug 30, 2024
We share a special episode of our podcast to mark World Mosqutio Day.
World Mosquito Day, observed annually on August 20th, commemorates British doctor Sir Ronald Ross's discovery in 1897 that female Anopheles mosquitoes transmit malaria to humans. More than a century later, major advancements like genetically...
Aug 13, 2024
People often talk about the 'malaria toolkit' - how might gene drives fit?
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When people talk about malaria, they often mention the 'malaria toolkit' – a set of tools, like bed nets and indoor residual spraying, that are available to help curb the spread of disease. In the past, these tools were trusty...
Jul 30, 2024
Gene drives are a novel way of genetically editing the mosquitoes that transmit malaria. They have the potential to dramatically reduce cases and deaths. But the technology they’re based on is new and requires new thinking on regulation.
In this first episode of our two-part focus on gene drives, we ask how drives...