Disease. Caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected female mosquitoes. Impact. In 2015 an estimated 214 million cases of malaria occurred worldwide and 438,000 ...

If you look at a map that shows where there's active malaria transmission, it'd be easy to think that the disease — which despite being treatable kills somewhere between 438,00 and 730,000 people a ...

Seoul, Jun 4 (efe_epa).Seoul, Jun 4 (efe_epa). — Malaria cases along the South Korean border with North Korea have surged nearly 60 percent over the past two years, a phenomenon that has been ...

A new study of the world’s first malaria vaccine suggests that three doses of the vaccine do not prevent infection in the long term and may cause what’s described as a rebound, with vaccinated ...

This special series focuses on important community issues, innovative solutions to societal challenges, and people and non-profit groups making an impact through technology. by Clare McGrane on Oct 31 ...

Despite progress toward preventing the spread of malaria, the world is moving too slowly toward elimination of the disease, which still claims hundreds of thousands of lives each year, the World ...

The most dangerous malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, is responsible for nearly half a million deaths annually across Africa and Southeast Asia. Of increasing concern, this parasite is now ...

Bold U.N. targets to eradicate malaria are likely to be missed if governments continue to cut back aid budgets due to waning political commitment, according to a report in The Lancet. Countries with a ...

The United States eradicated malaria by spraying mosquito breeding grounds with DDT in 1951, roughly two decades after most of Western Europe eliminated the disease. History then offers hope, even as ...

Malaria is one of the deadliest infectious diseases worldwide, and threatens to worsen as the parasites that cause the illness are becoming resistant to current treatments. Paul Sigala, Ph.D., USTAR ...

Monkey malaria is just a few steps away from becoming a major human disease. The big question is whether it will take those steps. New research shows that Plasmodium knowlesi, a form of malaria common ...