Lee Haines, photographerA drug named nitisinone, EU-approved for the treatment of metabolic diseases, also shows strong mosquito-killing properties. According to researchers headed by Lee Haines, it turns human blood toxic to Anopheles mosquitoes that transmit Plasmodium falciparum, the most deadly form of malaria.
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Global health agency Unitaid has awarded French Medincell Corp (Jacou) an extension grant of up to US$ 6 million over three years to fund thesatety testing of its malaria vaccine mdc-STM.