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    A child dies of malaria every 30 seconds. Finding effective ways to control and eventually eradicate the disease is a high priority of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

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    World Malaria Day - Global Research Needed to Address a Disease without Borders—April 25, 2008

    NIAID Media Availability: Early Promising Results in Malaria Vaccine Trial in Mali—Jan. 22, 2008

    NIAID Media Availability: Study of Malaria Parasites Reveals New Parasitic States—Nov. 28, 2007

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    Research Feature

    LMVR researchers set up their cameras to film mosquito swarms in Doneguebougo, Mali.
    NIAID-supported programs at the Malaria Research and Training Center (MRTC) in Bamako, Mali, focus on all aspects of one of the most serious infectious diseases affecting Africa. Read about malaria research at the MRTC.

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  • Global Research, Africa
  • Selected NIAID Science Advances, 2007-2008 (PDF)
  • Vector Biology
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    Research Feature

    LMVR researchers set up their cameras to film mosquito swarms in Doneguebougo, Mali.
    NIAID-supported programs at the Malaria Research and Training Center (MRTC) in Bamako, Mali, focus on all aspects of one of the most serious infectious diseases affecting Africa. Read about malaria research at the MRTC.

    See Also

  • Global Research, Africa
  • Selected NIAID Science Advances, 2007-2008 (PDF)
  • Vector Biology