Medically reviewed by Lindsay Cook, PharmD Malaria is an infection caused by a parasite. If you have malaria, you are likely ...

No one should die of malaria; yet the disease continues to disproportionately harm people living in the African region, ...

Malaria killed almost 600,000 people in 2023, as cases rose for the fifth consecutive year, according to a new report from ...

Of the handful of parasite species that cause malaria in humans, Plasmodium falciparum is the deadliest. When an infected female Anopheles mosquito feeds on a person, it injects saliva into the ...

Malaria, historically one of the greatest causes of human misery and death 1,2,3, is today relatively contained outside of Africa.This is being achieved with insecticides to attack the mosquito ...

The investigation of Disease X in the DRC continues. Officials from the Africa CDC noted that the diagnosis is leaning toward ...

In an uncertain world, if you cannot promise outcomes, you must promise character: Scientists must practice honesty, humility ...

A separate report published last month by the Malaria Atlas Project and Boston Consulting Group, with funding from the Gates ...

India has finally managed to control malaria, reduce mortality and has gotten out of the High-Burden-High-Impact (HBHI) group ...

Malaria is spread by the bite of infected mosquitoes ... and most are parasites. However, this new species may be beneficial to the mosquito and was naturally found in around 5% of the insects ...

This not only changes the color of a river, but also provides a more comfortable environment for Anopheles darlingi, the main mosquito species that transmits malaria in Brazil. So what are the ...