What Plasmodium organism is Raymond G. Chambers an envoy for?
Malaria Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease affecting humans and other animals caused by parasitic protozoans (a group of single-celled microorganisms) belonging to the "Plasmodium" type. Malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, tiredness, vomiting, and headaches. In severe cases it can cause yellow skin, seizures, coma, or death. Symptoms usually begin ten to fifteen days after being bitten. If not properly treated, people may have recurrences of the disease months later. In those who have recently survived an infection, reinfection usually causes milder symptoms. This partial resistance disappears over months to years if the person has no continuing exposure to malaria.
European Virtual Institute for Malaria Research The European Virtual Institute for Malaria Research (EVIMalaR) was an international collaborative malaria research network established in October 2009. It consisted of a Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) Network of Excellence (NoE) project funded by the European Commission and coordinated by the University of Glasgow. The consortium conducted research on malaria parasites and their interactions with both mammalian hosts and mosquito vectors. EVIMalaR sought to continue some of the initiatives undertaken by a previous program named BioMalPar, including the annual meeting at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory. EVIMalaR was the biggest malaria research institute in Europe.