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This file photo provided by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a feeding female mosquito in the process of obtaining its blood meal through its sharp, needle-like labrum. (James Gathany/CDC via AP)
April 3, 2026, 8:46 am
Groundbreaking Israeli study finds malarial parasites hack RNA to deceive immune system
Paving way for new therapies, researchers decode how parasites that spread one of the world’s deadliest diseases use trickery to trigger confusion inside cells and evade defenses
By Diana Bletter
A mosquito bites a person. (iStock from Getty Images/fotomarekka)
June 27, 2021, 2:45 pm
Israeli startup wins IBM top prize to Zzapp out malaria by mapping water sources
App developed by ZzappMalaria predicts formation of small water bodies caused by weather and optimizes time to start anti-mosquito operations
By Shoshanna Solomon
A medical team treats a patient with COVID-19 at the coronavirus unit, in Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center, Bnei Brak, Israel, April 13, 2020. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
April 14, 2020, 1:06 pm
Israel stockpiles malaria drug to treat virus, in case Trump is right about cure
Israeli doctors don’t endorse giving hydroxychloroquine to patients, but the government is accumulating stores to avoid international race on pills should effectiveness be proven
By Nathan Jeffay
US President Donald Trump listens to FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn (R) speak on the latest developments in the coronavirus outbreak, in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, March 19, 2020. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)
March 19, 2020, 7:54 pm
US to fast-track anti-malaria drug to treat coronavirus
FDA chief cites ‘compassionate use’ in decision to expand access to chloroquine; Trump says approval process was set to take months, will now be immediate
By AFP
New Zealand military personnel protect themselves from mosquitoes while receiving US military training on the Pacific island of Espiritu Santo, April 23, 1944. (US Navy via AP)
October 15, 2019, 6:39 am
Researchers rediscover fast-acting insecticide used by Nazi army, lost after war
DFDT was dismissed by US military officials following World War II in favor of DDT, but could be used to combat malaria and other mosquito-borne illnesses
By Luke Tress
A nurse taking a blood test, with the OLO device developed by Sight Diagnostics in the background. (YouTube screenshot)
August 22, 2019, 11:26 am
Startup’s 10-minute blood test device shifts focus from lab to doctor’s clinic
Sight Diagnostics’ new device gives results of a standard blood count test in just 10 minutes, without lab processing
By Shoshanna Solomon
A mosquito, released by Senecio Robotics and marked with a fluorescent powder, identified in the wild after its release. (Courtesy)
October 8, 2018, 2:18 pm
Mosquito ‘love bombs’ to combat deadly epidemics
Israeli startup Senecio Robotics plans to mass produce and disperse sterile mosquitoes to halt spread of malaria, Zika, other fatal diseases
By Luke Tress
An elderly woman gets tested for malaria at FIMRC Health Center III in Bududa district, eastern Uganda, on April 7, 2017. (Esther MABABZI / AFP)
April 24, 2017, 4:28 pm
First large-scale malaria vaccine trials for Africa
WHO says new drug with potential to save tens of thousands of lives to be tested in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi
By Nicolas DELAUNAY
Olivia Kessler spearheaded a campaign educating thousands of teens about malaria. (Courtesy Olivia Kessler via JTA)
May 7, 2014, 7:08 am
Reform Jewish teen helps fight malaria in Africa
Through participation in the Reform movement’s NFTY and Religious Action Center, Olivia Kessler is taking on tikkun olam
By Suzanne Kurtz Sloan
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