The 'magic' drug for malaria may be falling short : Goats and …
13 hours ago · A technician at a Chinese pharmaceutical company works on breeding the plant sweet wormwood, used in creating artemisinin, the go-to medicine for killing the malaria parasite. Lately, Dr. Ruth ...
Resistance to crucial malaria drug detected in severely ill ... - Nature
1 day ago · By. Mariana Lenharo. A child in Amuria, Uganda, is treated for malaria. Credit: Jake Lyell/Alamy. Scientists have detected resistance to artemisinin, a key malaria drug, for the first time among ...
Study uncovers first evidence of resistance to standard malaria ...
6 hours ago · Earlier studies have shown partial resistance to artemisinin in children with uncomplicated malaria, but the new study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), is the ...
Study uncovers first evidence of resistance to standard malaria ...
2 days ago · "The study findings point to a need for more data on artemisinin resistance and recurrence of clinical malaria in children with severe malaria,” John said. “If our study findings are confirmed in other areas, that would suggest that treatment guidelines for severe malaria may require revision." ... For more news, visit the IU School of ...
Malaria Developing Resistance to Drug That Saves Children's Lives
1 day ago · A new study provides the first evidence that resistance to a lifesaving malaria drug may be emerging in patients that accounts for most of the world’s malaria deaths. THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Over 600,000 people worldwide die from mosquito-borne malaria each year, with the majority of these deaths happening
First evidence of resistance to vital antimalarial in African children ...
2 days ago · The team found partial resistance to the malaria drug artemisinin in 11 of 100 children, aged 6 months to 12 years, treated in Uganda for a complicated case of infection by the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. The term “complicated” malaria is used to define cases where the disease is at risk of causing potentially life-threatening ...
Malaria Developing Resistance to Drug That Saves Children's Lives
2 days ago · THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Over 600,000 people worldwide die from mosquito-borne malaria each year, with the majority of these deaths happening among children under 5.
Urgent action needed as malaria evolves resistance to key drug - BBC
Jul 18, 2024 · Millions of lives are at risk unless urgent and radical action is taken to stop drug-resistant malaria spreading in Africa, scientists warn.
Urgent action needed as malaria evolves resistance to key drug
18 July 2024. Millions of lives are at risk unless urgent and radical action is taken to stop drug-resistant malaria spreading in Africa, scientists warn. Malaria parasites that can shrug off...
Malaria-causing parasites resistant to both treatment and …
Sep 11, 2023 · The first-line malaria treatment recommended by the World Health Organization is a combination therapy involving artemisinin-based drug compounds, which tend to be very effective in preventing death and reducing transmission. The mutations now detected in Africa provide resistance to artemisinin.