Malaria

Malaria Web Site - This site provides information on history, pathology, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, complications and control of malaria.
http://www.malariasite.com

Leiden Malaria Research Group - Malaria research in the Leiden University Medical Center (Netherlands). Detailed description of the malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei, one of the four rodent parasites that infect African murine rodents.
http://www.lumc.nl/1040/research/malaria/malaria.html

Manuel Patarroyo - Third World Traveler - Information about the Colombian researcher and developer of the malaria vaccine.
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Heroes/Manuel_Patarroyo.html

Ronald Ross and the Transmission of Malaria - An article pertaining to Ronald Ross, who in 1897 discovered malarial parasites in mosquitoes.
http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/history/ross.htm

eMedicine Health - Malaria - Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of this infection of the blood.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/13140-1.asp

AnoBase: The Anopheles Database - Database containing genomic/biological information on anopheline mosquitoes, with an emphasis on Anopheles gambiae, the world's most important malaria vector. AnoBase is the continuation of AnoDB, a database established and maintained since 1996 at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB) of the Foundation of Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) in Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
http://www.anobase.org/

Shoklo Malaria Research Unit - Malaria research along the Thai-Burmese border. Includes location, publications, malaria task force, and photograph album.
http://www.shoklo-unit.com/index.htm

Health Care Information: Relapsing Malaria - It is possible to develop a relapsing type of malaria months to even years after traveling to a malaria infected country, even if you were taking the appropriate malaria medications to prevent the illness.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/content/article/907368749.html

MedlinePlus: Malaria - US National Institutes of Health directory of their collection of malaria-related documents
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/malaria.html

Malaria Research and Reference Reagent Resource Center (MR4) - Provides a central source of quality controlled malaria-related reagents and information to the international malaria research community.
http://www.malaria.mr4.org/

Malaria Links - A reference page containing links on malaria: diagnosis, treatment and control as well as links for advice regarding protection of travellers
http://www.geocities.com/aaadeel/malaria.html

MARA/AMRA Project Home Page - Mapping malaria risk in Africa.
http://www.mara.org.za

Impact Malaria - An information database specially dedicated to healthcare professionals and the general public. Find scientific news and events, information about the fight against this disorder, and training tools for healthcare professionals.
http://www.impact-malaria.com

Africa Malaria Day - Commemorated on 25th April every year. Presents details of planned events and co-ordination efforts, with campaign materials and reviews of previous years.
http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/amd2007/

HPA - Malaria Reference Laboratory - Guidelines for travellers for protection against malaria. From the UK Health Protection Agency, a non-departmental public body.
http://www.malaria-reference.co.uk/

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Malaria Centre - The LSHTM Malaria Centre facilitates malaria research both in the School and in malaria endemic areas, offers training in various aspects of malaria research and control and contributes to global efforts to control malaria infection.
http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/malaria/

Monash University Department of Microbiology - Includes a Malaria database for scientists working in research.
http://www.med.monash.edu.au/microbiology/malaria/who.html

Wikipedia - Malaria - Hyperlinked encyclopedia article about the disease and its impacts, treatment, prevention and control.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaria

Malaria Travel Information - A reference page containing links on information and advice regarding protection of international travellers against malaria .
http://www.geocities.com/aaadeel/maltravel.html

Malaria and Health - A resource for travel medicine health professionals and the public. Provides an overview of the disease, endemic areas, prevention measures including drug prophylaxis as well as links to other malaria and tropical medicine sites.
http://www.malariaandhealth.com

Malaria Database - Resources for scientists doing malaria research.
http://www.wehi.edu.au/MalDB-www/who.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Presents an in-depth look at malaria.
http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/

Airport Malaria : Jet-Setting Mosquitos Spread Disease - Since 1977, when the disease was first documented, 75 cases of airport malaria have been observed in western Europe. People may be infected by the bite of an anopheles mosquito during a flight or stopover, or while opening containers or luggage all over the airport area. People who live near an airport or whose road transport brings them into the vicinity may also be affected. [PDF]
http://www.who.int/bulletin/pdf/2000/issue8/99-0285.pdf