Malaria on the World Wide Web

The Internet is enabling scientists and clinicians in areas with endemic ma laria to transfer information to scientists and clinicians in other countri es. This should allow changes in therapy to follow the rapid changes in the disease that have posed such difficulties in the past. This article review s Internet resources that focus on malaria. This includes 90 Web sites in 1 2 sections. Authoritative multinational organizational sites and regional s ites, such as those in Africa, Asia (including Thailand and India), and Sou th America (in Venezuela and Brazil), are described. Basic research-oriente d databases, such as those that deal with plasmodia genomics, biochemistry, and vaccine development, as well as vector information and geographic sate llite information systems, are reviewed. There is a section about malaria r esearch-funding organizations that offer online applications. Useful teachi ng resources and journals, including those with full online access, are det ailed.