Malaria researcher, pediatric infectious disease doc, advocate for science to improve health, mom, theater-lover, full time juggler of life's curveballs.
Malaria interventions may reduce the burden of clinical malaria disease, the transmission
of malaria parasites, or both. As malaria interventions are developed and evaluated,
including those interventions primarily targeted at reducing disease, they...
Miriam LauferMore data in the #chloroquine #COVD question. Still tiny number, limited information, but in this report from #Shanghai, #hydroxychloroquine did not have an impact. Looking forward to @WHO mega-trial. #evidenceplease
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Recent publications have brought attention to the possible benefit of chloroquine, a broadly used antimalarial drug, in the treatment of patients infe…
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Miriam LauferI have studied #chloroquine for longer than almost anyone. Yes, it might work for #cornonavirus, but how well? Does it prevent? We MUST find out. And then...how will we get it? See my next post. @UMmedschool@ASTMH@PIDSociety
Of chloroquine and COVID-19
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There will be more global disease outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics, and we need to be ready for them.
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Miriam LauferImportant lessons from @ASTMH prez (and my hero!) Joel Breman @Fogarty_NIH. The world has seen outbreaks like coronavirus before. Have we learned from them?
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Surprising, serious and sometimes silly events and trends noted for the first time ever in 2019.
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Miriam LauferWhat are the chances? @UMmedschool transplant delivered by drone PLUS #malaria vaccines in #Malawi are listed here! Opinion | 22 Things That Happened for the First Time in 2019 - The New York Times
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