Modern houses with metal roofs and finished walls may reduce the risk of children in sub-Saharan Africa contracting malaria, according to new research published in PLOS Medicine.

A case study published in The New England Journal of Medicine titled "Emergence of Indigenous Artemisinin-Resistant Plasmodium Falciparum in Africa," details an individual case of delayed clearance of malaria parasites (an early sign of drug resistance) after a patient was treated with an artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) - the most effective antimalarial medicines available today.

For the first time in Africa, researchers said Wednesday they have detected a malaria parasite that is partially resistant to the top anti-malaria drug, artemisinin, raising concern about efforts to fight a disease that sickens hundreds of millions of people each year.

WHO's World Malaria Report 2016 reveals that children and pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa have greater access to effective malaria control. Across the region, a steep increase in diagnostic testing for children and preventive treatment for pregnant women has been reported over the last 5 years. Among all populations at risk of malaria, the use of insecticide-treated nets has expanded rapidly.

UCSF Global Health Group Convenes More than 70 Global Malaria Experts to Mark Progress Toward Malaria-Free Goal.

• Nigeria records 35 per cent decline in malaria cases (11/28/2016)
• Niger: Sharp increase in malaria cases in recent months (11/11/2016)
• United Nations high-level meeting on antimicrobial resistance (09/29/2016)
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