A molecular quality-control system in Anopheles mosquitoes-the species responsible for most of the world's malaria cases-is a promising target for future malaria-control strategies, according to a ...

Tropical cyclones in Madagascar lead to sharp spikes in malaria infections – particularly in children – due to interruptions in control efforts, according to a new study. However, the findings show ...

Anopheles mosquitoes are central to the global battle against malaria and Bill Gates, through the Bill Melinda Gates ...

Today provides an opportunity to the global community to reflect on the progress made in the fight against one of the top killer diseases. Malaria remains a pressing public health challenge especially ...

Scientists have found that a special component in some people's blood provides them with natural protection against malaria. A recent study has demonstrated that a genetic variant named rs112233623-T ...

(CNN) — Working underground in a Biosafety Level 3 insectary in Tres Cantos, Madrid, researchers at the pharmaceutical giant GSK were frustrated. The mosquitoes they were using to study experimental ...

South Africa will host SADC health ministers in Johannesburg next week for a high-level summit focused on strengthening ...

Our dream of universal health care and a malaria-free continent by 2030 remains valid, though bottlenecks abound, says Botswana’s Duma Boko.

By Muniratu Akweley IssahAccra, Feb. 12, GNA – Professor Samuel Kweku Dadzie, an Associate Professor of Medical Entomology, University of Ghana, says technology-driven Larval Source Management (LSM) ...

A new study, jointly led by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and the Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID) in Cameroon, has detected a DNA marker in a gene encoding for a key enzyme, ...