Malaria – a growing threat
Useful Sites
Malaria caught on camera breaking and entering into a cell (New Scientist TV)
A video of a malaria parasite latching onto and then entering a red blood cell.
The life cycle of a malaria parasite (Wellcome Trust, UK)
Describes the lifecycle of the malaria parasite in an interactive animation. A range of other information on malaria biology, control and health issues is also available on the website.
Malaria (Department of Medical Entomology, University of Sydney, Australia)
Gives information about malaria and its presence in Australia. Also provides links to FAQs about insect-borne diseases.
Malaria – An on-line resource (Division of Laboratory Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia)
Information for medical practitioners and laboratory scientists, written in an accessible style. Topics covered are diagnosis, history, prophylaxis, treatment and test and teach. Test and teach includes photomicrographs of blood films for malaria identification.
Malaria special (Nature.com, UK)
Provides information on many aspects of malaria including parasite genome sequencing, treatment options, vaccines and a plasmodium lifecycle movie.
Contains information regarding the incidence of malaria around the globe, and efforts to combat it.
Wellcome Trust (UK)
Provides a range of articles and information regarding malaria and efforts to treat and prevent it.
Malaria (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USA)
Contains information regarding the fight against malaria around the world.
Risk of malaria transmission (The Exploratorium, USA)
Provides a map showing an increase in conditions suitable for malaria transmission in Europe and the eastern United States.
World Health Organization
Drug tactic cuts childhood malaria by 86 per cent (Science and Development Network, UK)
Suggests that the incidence of malaria in children can be reduced by giving artemisinin treatment during the transmission season.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Malaria Tag
A range of up-to-date articles about malaria.
Monkey Malaria (Catalyst, 2 February 2009)
Reports on a new type of malaria that can spread from monkeys to humans.
Malaria vaccine (Behind the News 1 November 2011)
Describes malaria and new developments in the quest towards a vaccine.
One step closer to universal malaria vaccine (Radio National, Breakfast, 15 July 2011)
Reports on work of Australian scientists towards a vaccine for malaria.
Malaria drugs may get new lease of life (News in Science, 25 September 2009)
Reports on Australian research that shows how the malaria parasite resists an anti-malarial drug.
Malaria and climate change/Fighting AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in the developing world (The Health Report, 2 March 2009)
Transcript of an interview discussing the effect of increasing temperatures on malaria.
Malaria vaccine (Innovations, 25 September 2006)
Reports on Australian research to produce a cheap and effective malaria vaccine.
Malaria (Catalyst, 20 July 2006)
Describes Australian research towards a malaria vaccine about to be trialled.
Malaria vaccine (New Dimensions, 19 August 2003)
Two Australian scientists discuss their approaches to developing an anti-malaria vaccine.
The hunt for a malaria vaccine (The Science Show, 27 July 2002)
Includes interviews with locals in Papua New Guinea about living with malaria as well as reports from scientists who are searching for an effective vaccine.
Malaria in Malawi, bittersweet success
This feature looks at the research associated with the Blantyre Malaria Project in a small central-African republic.
Page updated January 2012.