Roundup of articles and publications on the latest innovations in malaria, polio, lymphatic filariasis, and onchocerciasis

14 June 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

• Tired mosquitoes would rather catch up on sleep than bite you – Link | Link to Paper

Diagnostic testing and treatment

• Researchers develop app to detect neglected tropical disease affecting millions of people worldwide – Link

Data

• Leveraging mathematical models of disease dynamics and machine learning to improve development of novel malaria interventions – Link

Drug resistance

• The new weapon against malaria’s drug resistance – Link | Link to Paper

Immunisation

• An Imam promotes the power of vaccines in war torn Yemen – Link
• Ending polio in Somalia: children vaccinated in national immunization day – Link
• Week-long-polio immunization drive concludes – Link

Elimination progress

• Indonesia and Timor Leste team up to eliminate malaria on Timor Island – Link
• Book capturing elimination of infectious diseases in WHO South-East Asia, launched – Link 

Outbreak

• Ethiopia warns precautionary measures amid spread of malaria – Link

Other

• Enhancing research integration to improve One Health actions: learning lessons from neglected tropical diseases experiences – Link
• Kenya targets to eliminate elephantiasis, trachoma by 2024 – Link
• Ending the neglect to attain the sustainable development goals: a strategic framework for integrated control and management of skin-related neglected tropical diseases – Link
• Outdoor biting and pyrethroid resistance as potential drivers of persistent malaria transmission in Zanzibar – Link
• Neglected tropical diseases in Australia: a narrative review – Link
• The resurgence of wild poliovirus in Pakistan and Afghanistan: A new setback for polio eradication – Link
• Polio eradication strategies discussed to overcome challenges – Link
• Artificial light may become a new weapon in the fight to control malaria – Link
• Updated WHO recommendations for malaria chemoprevention and elimination – Link
• Pakistan Polio outbreak sets back global Eradication Goal – Link
• Meet the last Americans to face river blindness – Link
• Pakistan reports seventh wild polio case – Link
• Why malaria cases will continue to rise in Nigeria, by WHO – Link

 

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