New research finds that ivermectin could help control malaria transmission(ndm.ox.ac.uk)

37 points by rguiscard 1 year ago | 36 comments

Gene drive modified mosquitoes offer new tool for malaria elimination efforts(imperial.ac.uk)

31 points by gmays 1 year ago | 37 comments

Egypt declared malaria-free after 100-year effort(bbc.com)

577 points by thunderbong 2 years ago | 59 comments

BBC News article reporting that the World Health Organization has certified Egypt as malaria-free after a century-long effort to eliminate the disease.

Ants recognise infected wounds and treat them with antibiotics(uni-wuerzburg.de)

423 points by hhs 2 years ago | 138 comments

University of Würzburg news article reporting that Matabele ants detect infected wounds in nestmates and treat them with antibiotic secretions.

Research team digitizes more than 100 years of Canadian infectious disease data(news.mcmaster.ca)

149 points by XzetaU8 10 months ago | 6 comments

UBC engineers develop all-in-one solution to catch and destroy forever chemicals(news.ubc.ca)

7 points by givinguflac 2 years ago | 0 comments