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Malaria is caused by a very complex organism (parasite) which was found in mosquitoes trapped in resin from 30 million years ago
COVID 19

Throwing basket of diagnostics, drugs, vaccines and mozzie stoppers at malaria has not stopped the disease

The disease we know as Malaria was thought to be caused by breathing “bad air” (mal aria) that emanates from swamps. This was not “fake news” but a lack of understanding and…

  • J.P. Dean Goldring
6 min read
Dr Hlumani Ndlovu
BILHARZIA

Ground-breaking vaccine may be key to controlling and eliminating bilharzia

TW Kambule-NSTF Award: Emerging Researcher

  • Monique Verduyn
3 min read