The Latest Breaking News from Malaria

A recent study cautions against the growing threat of "airport" and "luggage" malaria, commonly called Odyssean malaria where mosquitoes carrying the malaria parasite are unknowingly transported to non-endemic areas, sparking local infections.

New climate network will teach trainee doctors more about heatstroke, dengue and malaria and role of global warming in health

In recent years, mosquito-borne illnesses have been on rise in the US and some of these diseases can have severe complications ranging from coma, seizures to brain damage. Recently, a rare case of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) was found in Massachusetts. The infection poses a serious death risk and is…

Near the heavily fortified border that divides North and South Korea, a monitoring device is working 24-7 -- not tracking missiles or troop movements, but catching malaria-carrying mosquitoes that may cross the border.

The months of September to May are an unfortunate season in South Africa: malaria season. The mosquito-borne disease is found in the north-eastern districts of KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces.

Every year, mosquitoes kill more people than any other animal. According to the World Malaria Report (2023), the African continent bears the brunt of the most deadly mosquito-borne disease, malaria. Africa has 94% of the cases and 95% of the deaths.

The study included 300 woman in Mali who were considering getting pregnant in the coming year.

Air quality has become one of the most important public health issues in Africa. Poor air quality kills more people globally every year than HIV, TB and malaria combined. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Air pollution makes people less productive because they get headaches and feel tired.

The first malaria-endemic country to adopt tafenoquine hopes to eliminate the disease by 2035

Major search effort was launched after grandfather text family to tell them he had fallen on hike

Uttarakhand, once known for its moderate temperatures, recently experienced a dramatic rise in dengue cases, with over 3,000 cases reported in 2023. This surge is attributed to climatic changes, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), in its 6th assessment report, underscores a troubling trend. Climate change and related…