Global map of malaria risk.Scientists from the University of Oxford and the Kenya Medical Research Institute The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) is one of East Africa's leading medical research centres. It is located in Kenya's capital, Nairobi. Established in 1979, KEMRI has played an important role in the fight against malaria, HIV/AIDS and other diseases in Kenya, and have just completed the first data-gathering stage of the Malaria malaria, infectious parasitic disease that can be either acute or chronic and is frequently recurrent. Malaria is common in Africa, Central and South America, the Mediterranean countries, Asia, and many of the Pacific islands. Atlas Atlas, in Greek mythology Atlas (ăt`ləs), in Greek mythology, a Titan; son of Iapetus and Clymene and the brother of Prometheus. Project, which will identify populations most at risk for malaria and predict the disease's impact. Malaria data have been gathered from more than 3,000 communities in 79 countries. A final map will be generated using data from satellites, censuses, and other sources, with statistical methods filling in data gaps. Policy makers and funding agencies can utilize this information to better target resources. The open-access project is described in the December 2006 edition of PLoS Medicine PLoS Medicine is a scientific journal covering the full spectrum of the medical sciences it began operation on October 19, 2004. It was the second journal of the Public Library of Science (PLoS) a non-profit organization which releases scientific content under open access . edited by Erin E. Dooley |
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