A previously unknown feature of the malaria parasite development has just been released by an international research team. Their study has shown that, contrary to what has been assumed so far, a ...

Malaria is a vector-borne infectious disease caused by a protozoan parasite of the genus Plasmodium, which is transmitted from human to human by the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. This ...

The tissue phase plasmodium enters into the Red cells and develops into a trophozoite. From the trophozoite numerous merozoites are liberated into the blood stream. Each merozoite liberated attacks ...

Life cycle of the human malaria parasite. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of ...

To gain insight into why antibody responses to malarial antigens tend to be short lived, we studied antigen-specific memory B cells from donors in an area where malaria is endemic. We compared ...

Conversion from the asexual to the sexual phase of the malaria parasite is necessary for its transmission to the mosquito. A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) -- an ...

Malaria is a parasitic disease of human beings. It is transmitted in 108 countries, in total affecting around 3 billion people. In 2010, it caused an estimated 216 million cases and 655,000 deaths.

Dos de los linajes efímeros de Plasmodium (B y C) que se hallaron en las aves de las Galápagos coincidieron con secuencias de parásitos del ave canora. Aunque esto no confirma que Dolichonyx ...

Une bactérie trouvée dans l’intestin des moustiques anophèles réduit la quantité de parasites Plasmodium dans le tube digestif de ces insectes. Une découverte qui pourrait permettre de compléter de ...