Ready, Set, Repel!
Let’s learn more about malaria in honour of today’s World Malaria Day. Do not take this lightly, because it only takes one bite from an infected mosquito to infect someone with deadly parasites! All about malaria: Understanding and combatting the disease “Probably the worst headache, body aches, and chills you could ever imagine. I could […]
Stay vigilant to maintain zero malaria status
KAPIT: People who work in a country with a malaria problem or work in a forest area for a long period of time need to seek advice from the nearest Health Office. According to Deputy Health Minister, Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang when returning from abroad they need to undergo a medical examination including malaria screening […]
Taking precautions against the scourge of malaria
This article is in conjunction with the Sarawak-level World Malaria Day 2022 There are many different Plasmodium species that can infect humans and cause malaria – Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium malariae, and Plasmodium ovale – and these parasites are transmitted via human-mosquito-human. Director of Malaria Research Centre at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) Dr Paul […]
