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Roundup of articles and publications on the latest innovations in malaria, polio, lymphatic filariasis, and onchocerciasis
14 July 2022 – Below we feature a compilation of headlines, scientific articles, and technical reports on innovations, R&D and elimination progress towards polio, malaria, onchocerciasis, and lymphatic filariasis. We will be publishing these updates bi-weekly and hope they are useful.
Vector Control
- ICMR develops eco-friendly technology to kill mosquitoes & blackflies – Link
- India to train 100 entomologists a year, create skilled workforce to fight against diseases like dengue, malaria – Link
- The influence of the environment and indoor residual spraying on malaria risk in a cohort of children in Uganda – Link
Diagnostic testing and treatment
- Landscape analysis of NTD diagnostics and considerations on the development of a strategy for regulatory pathways – Link
Data
- National Institute of Malaria Research-Malaria Dashboard (NIMR-MDB): A digital platform for analysis and visualization of epidemiological data – Link
Drug and vaccine development
- BioNTech to take the malaria vaccine into clinical trials later this year – Link
- How the Gates Foundation plans to beat malaria without the vaccine – Link
Drug resistance
- Effects of agricultural pesticides on insecticide-resistance and ‘fitness’ of malaria vectors in south-eastern Tanzania – Link
Immunisation
- Mozambique: polio vaccination campaign extended – Link
- Top health official declares polio vaccine drive a success – Link
- Uganda receives 12.9 mln polio vaccine doses for 2nd round of vaccination – Link
- EU delivers additional €40 Mn for polio vaccines and child protection in Afghanistan – Link
Surveillance
- Application of an innovative grid-based surveillance strategy to ensure elimination and prevent reintroduction of malaria in high-risk border communities in China – Link
- Innovative digital technologies bridge gaps in the polio response and beyond – Link
Elimination progress
- WHO’s chief guidance for containing polioviruses revised – Link
- Historical overview and geographical distribution of neglected tropical diseases amenable to preventive chemotherapy in the Republic of the Congo: A systematic review – Link
Outbreak
- Algeria – Status: affected by circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) – Link
- Is polio re-emerging as a threat in Britain? – Link
Other
- New declaration on neglected tropical diseases endorsed – Link
- Edo Govt Partners Carter Centre against River Blindness, Elephantiasis – Link
- Putting the fight against malaria, NTDs on track – Link
- DOLF Project’s role in effort to eliminate tropical disease recognized – Link | Link to Paper
- What Africa can do to accelerate and sustain progress against malaria – Link
- Expanded geographic distribution and host preference of Anopheles gibbinsi (Anopheles species 6) in northern Zambia – Link
- Accelerating malaria elimination in Cambodia: an intensified approach for targeting at-risk populations – Link
- Pakistan’s failure to eliminate polio reflects acute lack of commitment – Link
- After COVID, African countries vow to take the fight to malaria – Link
- Sickle cell anaemia and severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria: a secondary analysis of the Transfusion and Treatment of African Children Trial (TRACT) – Link
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