Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:00:00 GMT The latest malaria-related stories from a variety of media http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/malariainthenews.html http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/17/us-malaria-elimination-who-idUSTRE79G66I20111017 Nearly a third of all malaria affected countries are on course to eliminate the mosquito-borne disease over the next 10 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday... http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/17/us-malaria-elimination-who-idUSTRE79G66I20111017 http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-10-17/malaria-may-be-eliminated-from-a-quarter-of-nations-in-10-years.html Malaria, the deadly infection that affects 40 percent of the world's population, may be eliminated from more than a quarter of countries afflicted by the disease within a decade, according to a report... http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-10-17/malaria-may-be-eliminated-from-a-quarter-of-nations-in-10-years.html http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=40075&Cr=malaria&Cr1= The United Nations and its partners are escalating their response measures to prevent a malaria outbreak in Somalia, where two million people already suffering from drought, famine and conflict are at higher risk of contracting the disease during the current rainy season... http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=40075&Cr=malaria&Cr1=