The Anopheles mosquito is a biting midge, which can transmit malaria.
Detailed description
Female Anopheles mosquitoes feed on blood and can thereby transmit the malaria parasite from one infected person to another. This is why they are also called “vectors”. Anopheles mosquitoes live mainly in tropical and subtropical regions.
Dr. Victoria Ingham, a scientist at Heidelberg Medical Faculty and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant of 1.5 million euro for her research on the
The use of insecticides has been very successful in controlling the transmission of malaria pathogens over the past decades. However, this success is threatened by the widespread and intense levels of insecticide resistance in Anopheles mosquitoes, which transmit malaria. The working group of ...
Dr Silvia Portugal, Head of a DZIF junior research group, has received 1.5 million euros’ funding from the European Research Council. At the Heidelberg University Hospital, together with an
Researchers from the University of Tübingen and the DZIF show medicine is effective when the timing is right. Their new active substance – DSM 265 – demonstrated a good prophylactic effect for Malaria
Researchers of the University of Tübingen and DZIF in collaboration with the biotech company Sanaria Inc. have demonstrated in a clinical trial that a new vaccine for malaria called Sanaria® PfSPZ
Severe malaria, caused by the Plasmodium falciparum parasite, causes dangerous circulatory disorders and neurological complications. If the affected person is not treated immediately, the disease will
