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Casey Finnerty

Global Malaria Deaths Hit A New Low : Shots - Health News : NPR - 0 views

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shared by Casey Finnerty on 11 Dec 13 - No Cached
  • The death rate from malaria dropped by 45 percent globally between 2000 and 2012, the World Health Organization reported Wednesday. In Africa, the rate fell by almost half.
Casey Finnerty

Malaria and HIV Spike as Greece Cuts Healthcare Spending - Michael Scaturro - The Atlantic - 0 views

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shared by Casey Finnerty on 17 May 13 - No Cached
  • "After mosquito spraying programs were cut, we've seen a return of malaria, which the country has kept under control for the past four decades. New HIV infections have jumped more than 200 percent," he noted.
  • "Greece is an example of perhaps the worst case of austerity leading to public health disasters," Mr. Stuckler explained in a telephone interview.
  • HIV spiked because government needle exchange programs ran out of clean syringes for heroin addicts. By Stuckler's estimate, the average Greek junkie requires 200 clean needles in a given year. "But now they're only getting three a year each," Stuckler said.
Nellie Bogunovic

Using Bacteria to Stop Malaria - 0 views

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shared by Nellie Bogunovic on 10 May 13 - No Cached
  • Nellie Bogunovic on 10 May 13
     
    Interesting that they can interrupt transmission of malaria by this bacteria!
Sean Hogan

Fighting disease from within the mosquito: New techniques to help halt the spread of di... - 1 views

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  • Sean Hogan on 05 May 13
     
    Mosquitoes infected with the Wolbachia bacteria are unable to infect humans with diseases such as dengue, yellow fever, and possibly malaria. The bacteria the amount of productive eggs the mosquitoes can lay which makes passing along the bacteria difficult. To combat this the mosquitoes that are infected with the bacteria are also given a insecticide resistance gene. Because insecticide is a common preventative measure in parts of the world where the diseases are common, only those mosquitoes that are unable to spread disease would survive and pass along the bacteria.
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