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14 Nov
Malaria Developing Resistance to Drug That Saves Children's Lives

Malaria Developing Resistance to Drug That Saves Children's Lives

Over 600,000 people worldwide die from mosquito-borne malaria each year, with the majority of these deaths happening among children under 5.

Now, there's troubling news that the malaria parasite may be gaining resistance against artemisinin, the drug most often used to t...

31 Oct
Diagnostic Device Spots Malaria Without Need for Blood Sample

Diagnostic Device Spots Malaria Without Need for Blood Sample

Scans using lasers and ultrasound can pick up signs of a malaria infection through the skin, without the need for a blood draw, Yale researchers report.

The technology, called Cytophone, could be a real boon for developing countries where access to labs for blood tests i...

17 Aug
Mosquitos: Get Them to Buzz Off

Mosquitos: Get Them to Buzz Off

It's that time of year when mosquitoes are at their peak, buzzing around barbecues and stinging at will.

But you don't have to become their next victim, says one expert who offers tips on how to avoid being bitten.

05 Jun
A Malaria Drug May Combat Tick-Borne Babesiosis

A Malaria Drug May Combat Tick-Borne Babesiosis

A malaria drug could help immune-compromised people who can't shake off babesiosis, a tick-borne parasitic infection, a new study says.

The drug tafenoquine helped cure four New England patients whose babesiosis infections weren't knocked out by the usual standard of car...

21 Aug
Maryland Reports Case of Locally Acquired Malaria

Maryland Reports Case of Locally Acquired Malaria

There's been another case of locally acquired malaria in the United States, this time in Maryland, authorities report.

It's the first time this has happened in that state in 40 years.

No evidence connects this case to seven locally acquired infections in Florida ...

19 Jul
New Malaria Case Reported in Florida Brings National Total to 8

New Malaria Case Reported in Florida Brings National Total to 8

The United States now has had eight reported cases of malaria, seven of them in Florida, state health officials reported Tuesday.

Considered a public health emergency, these cases are the first in two decades to be acquired within this country's borders, not reported by ...

30 Jun
Mosquitoes Test Positive for Malaria in Florida

Mosquitoes Test Positive for Malaria in Florida

Public health authorities are continuing to investigate malaria cases in Florida and Texas, gathering mosquitoes for tests.

Multiple mosquitoes from Sarasota County in Florida have tested positive for malaria at a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lab, ...

27 Jun
Malaria Cases in Florida, Texas Are First U.S. Spread in 20 Years

Malaria Cases in Florida, Texas Are First U.S. Spread in 20 Years

Public health officials are warning doctors, especially those in southern states, to be on the lookout for local spread of malaria after five cases have been reported in the United States in the past two months.

This is the first time there has been local spread in this...

24 Mar
New Tropical Species of Mosquito Migrates Into Florida

New Tropical Species of Mosquito Migrates Into Florida

Florida has yet another new mosquito species in its midst that has migrated from the tropics, settling in at least three counties since 2018.

It's not yet clear whether this one, called Culex lactator, will contribute to transmission of mosquito-borne viruses in...

06 Jan
3-Dose Malaria Vaccine Shows Promise in African Trial

3-Dose Malaria Vaccine Shows Promise in African Trial

New research has confirmed that a three-dose malaria vaccine is both safe and effective in West African adults, including those previously exposed to malaria.

Researchers at the University of Maryland Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health (CVD) led work on the...

01 Nov
New Malaria Antibody Drug Prevents Infection in Adults for 6 Months

New Malaria Antibody Drug Prevents Infection in Adults for 6 Months

A new malaria antibody treatment may keep more people free of the sometimes deadly disease for up to six months in regions where infection rates are high.

Instead of requiring the immune system to make enough antibodies, this experimental drug provides those who receive...

22 Sep
Scientists Engineer Mosquitoes That Can't Transmit Malaria

Scientists Engineer Mosquitoes That Can't Transmit Malaria

The fight against malaria could hinge on genetically engineered mosquitoes that have something called "gene drive."

Researchers from the Transmission: Zero team at Imperial College London report that they have engineered mosquitoes that slow the growth in their gut of th...

04 Aug
Monoclonal Antibody Might Help Prevent Malaria

Monoclonal Antibody Might Help Prevent Malaria

Researchers are reporting early but encouraging findings on a potential new way to prevent malaria -- an old foe that still ranks as a major killer worldwide.

In a small trial of healt...

14 Mar
New Malaria Treatment Gets First Approval for Use in Children

New Malaria Treatment Gets First Approval for Use in Children

A new drug that can cure a certain type of malaria was approved in Australia Monday for kids and teens.

The approval was...

06 Oct
WHO Approves First Malaria Vaccine, a Lifesaver for Children Worldwide

WHO Approves First Malaria Vaccine, a Lifesaver for Children Worldwide

The first vaccine to protect against malaria has been endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and could prevent the deaths of tens of thousands of children a year.

Malaria kills about half a million people worldwide annually. Nearly all of those deaths occur in s...