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- Malaria Foundation International
 http://www.malaria.org/
- Facilitates the development, education and implementation of solutions to the health, economic and social problems caused by malaria.
- Malaria Database
 http://www.wehi.edu.au/MalDB-www/who.html
- Resources for scientists doing malaria research.
- Malaria Web Site
 http://www.malariasite.com
- This site provides information on history, pathology, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, complications and control of malaria.
- MARA/AMRA Project Home Page
 http://www.mara.org.za
- Mapping malaria risk in Africa.
- Health Care Information: Relapsing Malaria
 http://healthlink.mcw.edu/content/article/907368749.html
- 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.
- Rotary Against Malaria
 http://www.rotary9600.org/
- Information about malaria and the Rotary Club's anti-malaria project.
- HPA - Malaria Reference Laboratory
 http://www.malaria-reference.co.uk/
- Guidelines for travellers for protection against malaria. From the UK Health Protection Agency, a non-departmental public body.
- Malaria Travel Information
 http://www.geocities.com/aaadeel/maltravel.html
- A reference page containing links on information and advice regarding protection of international travellers against malaria .
- Malaria Links
 http://www.geocities.com/aaadeel/malaria.html
- A reference page containing links on malaria: diagnosis, treatment and control as well as links for advice regarding protection of travellers
- Malaria and Health
 http://www.malariaandhealth.com
- 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.
- Health Link MCW
 http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/979237802.html
- An article concerning Malarone, a new malaria medication with fewer side-effects.
- NetMark: A Regional Partnership for Sustainable Malaria Prevention
 http://www.netmarkafrica.org/
- Managed by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization. Goal is to make affordable, lifesaving insecticide-treated nets commercially available on a national scale in Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Zambia.
- Leiden Malaria Research Group
 http://www.lumc.nl/1040/research/malaria/malaria.html
- 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.
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Malaria Research Activities
 http://www.niaid.nih.gov/dmid/malaria/
- NIAID began investigating malaria over 50 years ago, and today the Institute is the world's leading supporter of malaria research. NIAID-supported scientists conduct laboratory and clinical research, including field-based studies of malaria in endemic areas of Africa and Southeast Asia, such as Mali, Ghana, Malawi and Papua New Guinea.
- Antimalarial Drug Resistance and its Assessment
 http://malaria.farch.net
- A website dedicated to drug resistance in malaria and to drug sensitivity assays. Its aim is to provide researchers with all information and software required for drug sensitivity testing.
- Preventing Malaria: Risk zones, Prevention and Treatment
 http://www.preventingmalaria.info
- This website is intended to help better inform travellers about malaria, the relative risks of infection, and the methods used to guard against it.
- Shoklo Malaria Research Unit
 http://www.shoklo-unit.com/index.htm
- Malaria research along the Thai-Burmese border. Includes location, publications, malaria task force, and photograph album.
- MIMCom Malaria Research Resources
 http://www.mimcom.net/
- Communications working group of the Multilateral Initiative on Malaria, from the National Library of Medicine.
- Anamed Malaria Programme
 http://anamed.y2z.de/English_Home_Page/Anamed_Malaria_Programme/anamed_malaria_programme.html
- Numerous studies in tropical countries have demonstrated the potential of artemisia-based medicines. The Anamed coordination in Germany has committed itself to making hybrid seeds available, providing information about cultivation in the tropics, recording the effectiveness and side-effects, and publishing the results in the national languages of southern countries, as an aid to decision-making.
- MedlinePlus: Malaria
 http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/malaria.html
- US National Institutes of Health directory of their extensive collection of malaria-related documents
- Airport Malaria : Jet-Setting Mosquitos Spread Disease
 http://www.who.int/bulletin/pdf/2000/issue8/99-0285.pdf
- 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.
- Malaria Vaccine Initiative
 http://www.malariavaccine.org/
- MVI's mission is to accelerate the development of promising malaria vaccine candidates and ensure their availability and accessibility for the developing world.
- AnoBase: The Anopheles Database
 http://www.anobase.org/
- 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.
- Malaria Research and Reference Reagent Resource Center (MR4)
 http://www.malaria.mr4.org/
- Provides a central source of quality controlled malaria-related reagents and information to the international malaria research community.
- DEET - Information from US Environmental Protection Agency
 http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/chemicals/deet.htm
- This page discusses EPA's actions concerning DEET, considered by many to be the most effective mosquito repellent currently available. Page also includes tips on how to use DEET products safely.
- Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV)
 http://www.mmv.org
- MMV is a nonprofit foundation created to discover, develop and deliver new, affordable antimalarial drugs through effective public-private partnerships.
- Malaria Facts
 http://www.astdhpphe.org/infect/Malaria.html
- Factsheet with causes, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, complications, treatment, and prevention.
- South Africa's War against Malaria: Lessons for the Developing World
 http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-513es.html
- Policy analysis by the Cato Institute describes malaria control techniques, and recommends indoor residual spraying of DDT to reduce the overall disease burden, so that countries can afford to purchase expensive, but effective, new drugs to treat the remaining cases.
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Malaria Centre
 http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/malaria/
- 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.
- eMedicine Health - Malaria
 http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/13140-1.asp
- Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of this infection of the blood.
- Impact Malaria
 http://www.impact-malaria.com
- 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.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/
- Presents an in-depth look at malaria.
- The European Malaria Vaccine Initiative
 http://www.emvi.org/
- Established in 1998 by the European Commission and interested European Union Member States, in order to address identified structural deficiencies in public funded malaria vaccine development. News, calls, meetings, organization, and links.
- Monash University Department of Microbiology
 http://www.med.monash.edu.au/microbiology/malaria/who.html
- Contains a Malaria database for scientists working in research.
- Manuel Patarroyo - Third World Traveler
 http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Heroes/Manuel_Patarroyo.html
- Information about the Colombian researcher and developer of the malaria vaccine.
- The Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute
 http://www.jhsph.edu/malaria/
- Outlines current research into a vaccine, with background details of the disease, FAQ, and details of other research projects.
- Malaria Consortium
 http://www.malariaconsortium.org/
- An international non-profit organization with the aim of improving disease control at global, regional and local levels. Includes details of activities in Uganda and Ghana. Head office in London, UK.
- Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership
 http://rbm.who.int/
- Information on the global fight against malaria and the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) initiative. Includes fact sheets and details of current programs.
- WHO: Global Malaria Programme
 http://www.who.int/malaria
- Responsible for policy and strategy formulation, operations support and capacity development, and coordination of WHO's global efforts against the disease
- Wikipedia - Malaria
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaria
- Hyperlinked encyclopedia article about the disease and its impacts, treatment, prevention and control.
- Ronald Ross and the Transmission of Malaria
 http://crishunt.8bit.co.uk/ross_and_malaria.html
- An article pertaining to Ronald Ross, who in 1897 discovered malarial parasites in mosquitoes.
- Malaria News - Topix
 http://www.topix.com/health/malaria
- Latest news stories from around the world.
- Malaria - Topix
 http://www.topix.com/rss/health/malaria.xml
- News on malaria.
- Africa Malaria Day
 http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/amd2007/
- Commemorated on 25th April every year. Presents details of planned events and co-ordination efforts, with campaign materials and reviews of previous years.
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