Malaria, Africa

Malaria developing resistance to drug used to treat children
The malaria parasite may be gaining resistance against artemisinin, the drug most often used to try and save children with mosquito-borne malaria.
Resistance to crucial malaria drug detected in severely ill kids in Africa
Scientists have detected resistance to artemisinin, a key malaria drug, for the first time among children in Africa with severe disease. The continent accounts for 95% of all deaths from malaria globally, and children are the most badly affected.
Study finds artemisinin resistance in African children with severe malaria
Mutations in malarial parasites linked to artemisinin-resistance in Southeast Asia have now been found in African children hospitalised for complicated malaria, according to a new study presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH).
Study uncovers first evidence of resistance to standard malaria treatment in African children with severe malaria
An international team of researchers has uncovered evidence of partial resistance to artemisinin derivatives -- the primary treatment for malaria -- in young children with severe malaria.
African children with severe malaria experiencing resistance to world’s most powerful malaria drug, new study found
10 patients who were thought to have been cured suffered a repeat malaria attack within 28 days from the same strain of malaria that caused the original infection, researchers found.
Partial resistance to key malaria drug found in young children in Uganda
A study conducted in Uganda has found evidence of partial resistance to the primary treatment for malaria in young children with severe forms of the parasitic disease.
Malaria Drugs Resistance Behind Deaths In Children – Study
A new study from Uganda provides the first evidence to date that resistance to a lifesaving malaria drug may be emerging in the group of patients that
Malaria parasite developing resistance to life-saving drug
Every year around 600,000 people all over the world die from mosquito-borne malaria, among which majority are children under 5.Now, a disturbing news has emerged that the parasite responsible for the Malaria appears to be developing resistance
Malaria Developing Resistance to Drug That Saves Children's Lives
Now, there's troubling news that the malaria parasite may be gaining resistance against artemisinin, the drug most often used to try and save these young lives. “This is the first study from Africa showing that children with malaria and clear signs of severe disease are experiencing at least partial resistance to artemisinin,
What's going on with the 'magic' drug for malaria?
The anti-malarial drug Artemisinin is highly effective. It's critical for kids, who are especially vulnerable. A new study ...
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Evidence of Resistance to Standard Malaria Therapy for Severe Cases
The 10.3% of participants that experienced recrudescence -- recurrent malaria caused by the same strain of P. falciparum as ...
Scientists Worried As Lifesaving Malaria Drug In Africa Proving Less Effective
Scientists have warned that the fight against malaria in Africa may have got tougher after a new study found that a ...
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First Evidence of Resistance to Standard Malaria Treatment Observed in African Children
Indiana University School of Medicine researchers, in collaboration with colleagues at Makerere University in Uganda, have ...