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Wellcome Trust and malaria

The Wellcome Trust is one of the world's leading supporters of research in tropical medicine. Over the last ten years it has funded £150 million of research on malaria, and has supported a number of initiatives that aim to tackle the huge burden of malaria in the developing world.

Major Overseas Programmes

Kenya : the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme based at Kilifi on the Kenyan coast and in Nairobi.
Malawi : the Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, based in Blantyre.
South-east Asia : the Wellcome Trust South-east Asia Programme, based in Thailand and Vietnam.

Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

One of the world's leading centres of genome sequencing and analysis, the Sanger Institute played a key role in the sequencing of the malaria parasite genome.

School-age children found to be least protected from malaria: Insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITN) reduce the chances of developing life-threatening malaria in Africa. However, recent research shows that older children, between the age of five and 19 years are the least well protected by nets. 05/10/2009

Parasite bacteria may help fight spread of mosquito-borne diseases: Infecting mosquitoes with a bacterial parasite could help prevent the spread of lymphatic filariasis, a tropical diseases of the developing world. 02/10/2009

Monkey malaria species is potentially deadly in humans: Wellcome Trust-funded research has identified key features of an new form of malaria infection, confirming the potentially deadly nature of the disease. 10/09/2009

Malaria parasites resistant to artemisinin-based drugs: Malaria parasites in western Cambodia have become resistant to the first-line treatment for malaria, according to a study published today. 30/07/2009

Wellcome Trust leads parasitology research, analysis shows: The Wellcome Trust’s influence in the world of parasitology research has been highlighted in an analysis of specialist publications. 10/07/2009

Mapping malaria: Integrated maps, combining data from satellites and other sources are providing new insights into malaria interventions. Mun-Keat Looi talks to Abdisalan Noor, a Wellcome Trust Research Training Fellow in Kenya, on his work in the field of geospatial modelling.

Four species of Plasmodium: There are over 120 species of the parasite genus Plasmodium, but only four of these infect humans to cause malaria.

Plasmodium falciparum: The Plasmodium falciparum parasite causes the most severe form of malaria, and is found in many tropical and subtropical regions of the world.

Why don't we have a malaria vaccine?: The need is great, but the biology is complex and the economics disadvantageous.

Bednets: Bednets treated with insecticide provide a physical barrier that helps prevent exposure to infected mosquito bites and reduces the number of mosquitoes in a room.


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