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New study finds 125 million pregnancies globally at risk from malaria every year

A new study by the Malaria in Pregnancy Consortium has estimated that more than 125 million pregnancies around the world are at risk from malaria every year. Until now, estimates have only been available for endemic areas in Africa. The … Continue reading

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Meddling in mosquitoes' sex lives could help stop the spread of malaria, says study

Stopping male mosquitoes from sealing their sperm inside females with a ‘mating plug’ could prevent mosquitoes from reproducing, and offer a potential new way to combat malaria, say scientists publishing new results in PLoS Biology on 22 December. The new … Continue reading

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