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Kenya: How solar panels are leading the fight against malaria
2013-04-26 01:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Solar panels are to play a key role in an innovative new project to rid a small Kenyan island of malaria, which if successful could have global implications for fighting the disease in remote regions. The project, a brainchild of the Netherlands' Wageningen University, will see over 4,000 solar-powered mosquito traps fitted across Rusinga island in Lake Victoria. "Our ultimate goal is to completely eliminate malaria from Rusinga Island," said research leader Willem Takken. "But we want to do...
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Protection offered by GSK malaria vaccine fades over time
2013-03-21 03:04:27| Biotech - Topix.net
The effectiveness of an experimental malaria vaccine developed by GlaxoSmithKline wanes over time, with the shot protecting only 16.8 percent of children over four years, according to trial data.
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Ocean Heat Can Predict Malaria Outbreaks in India
2013-03-10 13:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: Health officials may have a new way to anticipate malaria epidemics in north-west India. All they have to do is check the sea surface temperatures in the tropical south Atlantic, off the coast of western Africa. If the water is colder than normal in July, then prepare for an epidemic of the Anopheles mosquito and its little Plasmodium parasite four months later in Kutch and the Thar Desert of India. Research shows if the water is colder than normal in July, then prepare for an epidemic of the...
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Ocean temperatures give early warning of Indian malaria
2013-03-03 19:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
SciDevNet: Researchers have developed a model that allows malaria epidemics in arid northwest India to be predicted four months in advance, helping authorities prepare for them much earlier than before. The seasonal malaria outbreaks in the region are known to be driven by higher rainfall, which allows the mosquitoes that transmit the disease to breed, and can currently be forecasted up to around a month in advance. But a study published today (3 March) in Nature Climate Change has found a strong association...
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Nigeria: Company to Protect Workers Against Malaria
2013-01-31 08:23:25| Sugar Industry News
Yola Savannah Sugar Company, Numan, a subsidiary of Dangote Group, has re-iterated it\'s commitment to ensure that its workers are protected against malaria for maximum production.
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