From mosquitoes to humans. the discovery suggests the bacteria could reduce the quantity of the malaria parasite in a mosquito by more than 70%. every year, malaria kills more than 600,000 people so, how significant is the breakthrough? let s ask our global health correspondent, naomi grimley. scientists stumbled over this discovery, didn t they? figs scientists stumbled over this discovery, didn t they?- scientists stumbled over this discovery, didn t they? as it is very often discovery, didn t they? as it is very often the discovery, didn t they? as it is very often the case, discovery, didn t they? as it is very often the case, they - discovery, didn t they? as it is very often the case, they are l very often the case, they are looking for one thing and they find another. scientists at the facility in spain were looking at drug discovery and drug research, and they found that their mosquito colony there stopped getting malaria parasites in their cots. they did a bit more inv
The discovery suggests the bacteria could reduce the quantity of the malaria parasite in a mosquito by more than 70%. so, how significant is the breakthrough? let s ask our global health correspondent naomi grimley. this sounds very exciting. how important is it? it this sounds very exciting. how important is it? this sounds very exciting. how important is it? it is important, they think- important is it? it is important, they think. they important is it? it is important, they think. they are important is it? it is important, they think. they are still- important is it? it is important, they think. they are still doing | they think. they are still doing more trials, it is important to stress that. but they actually discovered this by chance, because what was happening was they were using a colony of mosquitoes for drug research in the gsk rnd facility in spain, and what happened was overtime mosquitoes stopped carrying the malaria parasite. so they stopped contracting malaria. a
Compensation should be started on as soon as possible? soon as possible? we do have eyes inside the inquiry soon as possible? we do have eyes inside the inquiry so soon as possible? we do have eyes inside the inquiry so we soon as possible? we do have eyes inside the inquiry so we are - inside the inquiry so we are watching the proceedings there and following along with everything that is happening. as we mentioned, we are expecting rishi sunak to give testimony later today. we will bring you that as it happens. but, naomi, one of the reasons that compensation is one of the keys in this inquiry is one of the keys in this inquiry is because many people have been left with debilitating health problems and need constant care. absolutely. there are so many different aspects to this. it is not just a question of those who are so still sick. just a question of those who are so stillsick. it just a question of those who are so still sick. it is a question of the relatives who have had
Let s take a quick look at how we got here. thousands of patients in the uk developed hiv and hepatitis c through contaminated blood products given in the 1970s and 1980s. about 2,900 people died in what has been labelled the worst treatment disaster in the history of the nhs. many had the blood clotting disorder haemophilia and were given injections of the us product factor 8. the infected blood inquiry was established in 2017 to find out how it happened. under an initial scheme, only victims themselves or bereaved partners can receive an interim payment of around £100,000. the inquiry has recommended the government establish an arm s length compensation body now, and definitely before the final report is made in the autumn. with more on this is our health correspondent naomi grimley from the newsroom.
Of how they cause infections, how they manifest on humans and all that. so, yes, recently we started having other outbreaks mentioned marburg outbreak in ghana. we had lassa. before that we had yellow fever. so some of these, the systems that were set in place helped us to kind of go out there, do the investigations and stop the spread. there s still so much we don t know about bats and their immune systems, but research into them is being turbocharged around the world. and here in ghana they re doing their bit. naomi grimley, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news.
Humans and all that. so, yes, recently we started having other outbreaks mentioned marburg outbreak in ghana. we had lassa. before that we had yellow fever. so some of these, the systems that were set in place helped us to kind of go out there, do the investigations and stop the spread. there s still so much we don t know about bats and their immune systems, but research into them is being turbocharged around the world. and here in ghana they re doing their bit. naomi grimley, bbc news. sir eltonjohn has played the final show of his farewell yellow brick road tour, in the swedish capital, stockholm. it marks the end of his touring career after 50 years on the road. he closed the show by telling his fans: you re in my head, and my heart and my soul and i thank you so much. let s hear from some fans who were there.
Of year. the area of low pressure still with us as we go through the rest of the week. north north westerly wind setting up towards the end of the week. just a selection of towns and cities you can see it stays unsettled with temperatures at just can see it stays unsettled with temperatures atjust below the average for the time of year. but as much as a washout as it was yesterday. exactly. more from simon later. since the covid pandemic, there s been growing interest in how diseases can pass from animals to humans, and the role mammals play in so called zoonotic spillover events. bats are known to be super incubators for thousands of viruses and they re now being monitored as part of a scientific research project in ghana. our global health correspondent naomi grimley has this report. a warning it contains scenes some viewers may find upsetting. duskis dusk is the witching hour at this move. it is the best time for this