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The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Schoolchildren find that some of their families' soup recipes have antimalarial properties and a Swiss-led team of cell biologists identify hundreds of targets needed in drug and vaccine development. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Hormones received during mating boost the likelihood of malaria transmission and an ongoing autoimmune attack on uninfected red blood cells can ultimately anaemia. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Research details how malaria parasites prepare for human infection and researchers evaluate the use of drones in spraying insecticide onto irrigated areas of land in Zanzibar. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Researchers image the mode of action of quinoline drugs, the function of rhomboid proteases is dynamically detailed and the WHO declares that 7 million cases of malaria have been reported in Burundi this year. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Scientists at New York University investigate a forgotten insecticide developed by the German military and researchers unearth why severe malaria is often accompanied by tissue damage and organ failure. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest causes malaria transmission to increase and the analysis of a 50,000-year-old gene sequence explains how P. falciparum malaria parasites are able to infect humans. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. The Crick develop new method of controlling malaria parasite genes, researchers discover a novel compound that inhibits key parasitic enzymes and The Global Fund is replenished in France. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. The rapid return of mosquitoes to the Sahel region of Africa is due to mosquito migration on high-altitude winds and a saliva-based malaria diagnostic tool has been awarded a £1 million grant. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Humans with clinically undetectable malaria still harbour disease parasites that may be infectious to mosquitoes. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Scientists release genetically sterilised mosquitoes in Burkina Faso and the challenges of evaluating the efficacy of new drugs in malaria-endemic countries. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Eradicating malaria by 2050 is a 'bold but attainable goal' according to The Lancet and ivermectin proves successful in reducing malaria transmission and killing P. falciparum parasites. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Scientists learn that a child's immunological signature can predict whether they will develop malaria fever and the Wellcome Sanger Institute launch their Malaria Cell Atlas. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. WHO announce that malaria will not be eradicated in the foreseeable future and a new study reveals drug-resistant P. falciparum parasites in every region of Africa. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. World Mosquito Day celebrations take place, researchers culture malaria parasites similar to P. vivax in vitro and entomologists gather in London for the Ento ’19 scientific meeting. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Malaria outbreak in Burundi reaches epidemic proportions and the pilot implementation programme of the RTS,S vaccine begins in Kenya. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Previous estimates of malaria mortality in sub-Saharan Africa may have been underestimated and researchers in America and Germany look to nature for novel antimalarial compounds. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Researchers investigate the genes that cause insecticide resistance among malaria-carrying mosquitoes, The Global Fund launch their 'Step Up The Fight' awareness campaign and Alok Sharma is named as UK Secretary of State for International Development. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Drug-resistant P. falciparum spread to South East Asia, researchers at LSTM uncover the mode of action of primaquine and the International Health journal will become open-access in 2020.  More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Understanding human behaviour at night could reduce malaria transmission, study shows how the mosquito immune system combats malaria parasites and a researcher uncovers new insights into mosquito feeding behaviours. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. The results of an extended Phase 3 RTS,S clinical trial are published in The Lancet, and researchers develop a high-tech mosquito net that monitors usage.  More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute