Washington state officials have revealed that a local woman has been diagnosed with malaria, which, if confirmed, would mark the first known case of the disease being acquired in the state. The woman was diagnosed with malaria, a mosquito-borne illness caused by a parasite, on August 2, according to the officials. State and federal public health agencies are working to …
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Pierce County woman may have first locally transmitted case of malaria in Washington KIRO 7 News Seattle We are investigating possible locally acquired case of malaria Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department First potential locally acquired malaria case reported in Washington state KOMO VIDEO: Local woman contracts Malaria in WA KIRO 7 News Seattle Pierce County woman diagnosed with malaria. Is it first case acquired in …
Read More »CRISPR gene-editing therapy has shown great potential to treat and even cure diseases, but scientists are now discovering how it can be used to prevent them as well. A team of researchers found a way to edit a single gene in a mosquito that prevented it from transmitting malaria, according to a paper published in Nature. These genetically modified mosquitos …
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A genetic tweak could prevent mosquitoes from transmitting malaria : Goats and Soda NPR Driving a protective allele of the mosquito FREP1 gene to combat malaria Nature Stealth Genetic Switch in Mosquitoes Halts Malaria Spread UC San Diego Today Malaria Transmission Blocked by One-Amino-Acid Mosquito CRISPR Edit Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News A Single Genetic Tweak Stops Mosquitoes from Spreading Malaria the-scientist.com Source link
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Zimbabwe’s efforts to control malaria have been dealt a huge blow as experts say the disease has returned “with a vengeance” after US aid cuts, with 115 outbreaks recorded in 2025 compared with only one last year. The sharp rise in cases comes six months after Donald Trump halted critical funding for US research and national response programmes. The cuts …
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