Anopheles funestus, a malaria-transmitting mosquito. [James Gathany, Dr. Frank Collins, University of Notre Dame, courtesy of CDC] Over 247 million cases and 619,000 deaths of malaria were reported in ...

A groundbreaking study combined novel experimental data within an innovative modeling framework to examine how temperature might affect transmission risk of malaria in different environments in Africa ...

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For the past quarter-century, the gold standard malaria treatment has been artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs). Yet ...

Malaria is caused by a eukaryotic microbe of the Plasmodium genus, and is responsible for more deaths than all other parasitic diseases combined. In order to transmit from the human host to the ...

With almost 250 million cases a year, 621,000 of them fatal, malaria remains a major public health problem, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Malaria is a parasitic disease transmitted by mosquitoes ...

Q: I was surprised to read that there have been several cases of locally acquired malaria diagnosed near my home in Florida. I didn’t realize that we still have malaria in the United States. Is it ...

A New Jersey resident has developed a case of malaria without having traveled internationally, potentially making it the first locally transmitted case in decades, state health officials say. The ...

"Winged Scourge" highlights the destructive impact of the malaria-carrying Anopheles mosquito, illustrating how this tiny insect spreads disease and misery to millions. The film explains the life ...

Malaria is a potentially fatal illness that typically causes acute sickness, shaking chills and fever, according to Mayo Clinic. It is caused by parasites that are transmitted to humans through ...