Nature Podcast “These malaria drugs treat the mosquitos — not the people”
Treating mosquitoes for malaria
00:45 Researchers have developed two compounds that can kill malaria-causing parasites within mosquitoes, an approach they hope could help reduce transmission of the disease. The team showed that these compounds can be embedded into the plastics used to make bed nets, providing an alternative to insecticide-based malaria-control measures, which are losing efficacy in the face of increased resistance.
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Nature’s Research article: In vivo screen of Plasmodium targets for mosquito-based malaria control
