5 Apr 2026 Roundup of articles and publications on the latest innovations in malaria, polio, lymphatic filariasis, and onchocerciasis
Vector Control
WHO provides IRS pumps to accelerate the elimination of vector-borne diseases – Link
Diagnostic testing and treatment
Impacts of seasonal mass drug administration in school-aged children on chronic malaria infections in Burkina Faso – Link
Pharmacogenetic profiling of cytochrome P450 enzymes in plasmodium vivax patients treated with chloroquine and primaquine: implications for personalized malaria therapy – Link
Data
Rebalancing power in infectious disease modelling: Toward inclusive and contextual approaches – Link
Association of climate variables with plasmodium vivax and plasmodium falciparum malaria cases in Mandoto, Madagascar: a statistical modeling study – Link
AI and Innovations
New open source AI platform aims to accelerate malaria drug discovery – Link
Artificial intelligence and public health data in emergencies: A critical issue in the Middle East – Link
Drug resistance
Spatiotemporal antimalarial drug resistance saturation and emerging artemisinin tolerance in western Kenya during a pilot multiple first-line treatment study – Link
Insecticide resistance in South American mosquitoes portends trouble for malaria control – Link
Immunisation
Thailand strengthens polio prevention through SIAs in border districts of Tak Province – Link
Surveillance
Role of digital health technologies and artificial intelligence in modern public health surveillance – Link
Climate and Health
Framing climate change adaptation and resilience building in a Fragile, and Conflict Affected States (FCAS) – Link
Health systems collaboration can strengthen climate change resilience: Insights from Indigenous knowledges in the Latin American region – Link
Lancet countdown Europe: New report on health and climate change – Link
Addressing climate change impacts on vector-borne infectious diseases: can artificial intelligence help? – Link
Other
Malawi Hosts Africa’s meeting on Neglected Tropical Diseases #NTDs – Link
Adapting reactive case detection strategies for high-risk populations to increase malaria infection detection in Aceh Province, Indonesia – Link
Malaria at a crossroads: Johns Hopkins experts warn of rising threats despite vaccine progress – Link
Strengthening One Health through coordinated action on implementation, science, policy and financing – Link
Together for science, together for health: WHO collaborating centres across the Western Pacific advance health outcomes – Link
Nigeria turns evidence into action to protect health and save lives – Link
Commission announces new global health policy commitments at the One Health Summit – Link