Burma in my back yard

I’ve just recently begun my final stretch of field work for my PhD.  The last several years I’ve been travelling in the summers to the Thai-...

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Why less malaria can be more of a problem

Most people who are interested in malaria are concerned with regions with really high transmission.  These are areas, such as sub-Saharan Af...

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Malaria and climate change - the danger of applying simple answers to complex problems

As the world warms, is the potential range of endemic malaria increasing?  A story in the UK's Guardian suggests it is, and will contin...

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Dr Livingstone, I presume? (Frank, that is!)

Malaria may have killed or harmed more people than any other single cause of disease in our species' history. A new article by Rich et ...

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