The latest locally aquired case of malaria in the U.S. has been identitfied in Saline County, Arkansas, according to the state's department of health. "This is the only known locally acquired case of ...

In late June 2023, the Texas Department of State Health Services was notified of a Texas resident diagnosed with malaria who had not traveled outside the country or state. The resident lives in ...

Scientists conducted a study that reveals the first evidence of harm caused by malaria infection among wild African apes. They discovered that bonobo populations differ in a key immune trait depending ...

An unusual series of small U.S. malaria outbreaks – attributed to mosquito bites occurring in Florida, Maryland, Texas and Arkansas in 2023 – illustrates what may be an increasing risk of the disease ...

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The world's deadliest animal can be squashed flat with a quick slap: It's the mosquito. The buzzing insects are more than annoying — they spread disease. When they bite and drink blood from a person ...

After nearly four decades of development, the world finally has a malaria vaccine. The first large-scale rollout of GlaxoSmithKline’s RTS,S, or Mosquirix, kicked off at the end of November. And more ...

Johannesburg — It seems hard to believe that Africa's biggest killer is a tiny insect, but almost every minute, an African child dies with malaria. The continent bears the brunt of the mosquito-borne ...

According to WHO, AMR occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites no longer respond to antimicrobial medicines.

(The Hill) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a health advisory over the spread of a few malaria cases in Florida and Texas, marking the first time locally acquired ...

Endangered great apes get malaria, just like humans. New evidence from wild bonobos shows the infection harms them, too. New research has revealed that wild bonobos, an endangered great ape species, ...