Malaria causes approximately 400 million clinical cases and 2 million deaths annually, with more than 80% of deaths occurring among children. The disease is caused by mosquito-borne parasites of ...

Malaria is one of the most common causes of death in children in Africa. When the parasite builds up in the blood vessels of the brain, it develops into one of the most dangerous forms of the ...

New study shows how exposure to Africa’s ancient enemy –malaria- may have led to lower COVID-19 severity rates SPECIAL ...

Malaria is one of the most common causes of death in children in Africa. When the parasite builds up in the blood vessels of the brain, it develops into one of the most dangerous forms of the ...

Malaria infection harms wild African apes Date: February 23, 2023 Source: Washington University in St. Louis Summary: Scientists conducted a study that reveals the first evidence of harm caused by ...

BL has been associated with P. falciparum malaria since 1958, but the underlying mechanism of how this led to cancer remained a mystery.

Chronic infections impact a substantial portion of the global population, presenting ongoing challenges to health care ...

Malaria is still a major issue in many parts of the world, including West Africa. Health officials are doing their best to come up with ways of halting the spread of the disease, and there are a ...

Across the world, over 200 million cases of malaria and nearly 500,000 deaths from the disease occur annually—more than 90 percent of which happen in Africa. Children in Africa can be diagnosed with ...

Even though the team is far from developing an anti-malaria drug against mosGILT, their research is a promising step towards that goal, Yang said. Fikrig told the News that moving forward, they are ...

Symptomatic infections lowered reinfection risks by 30% to 40%, and the association between symptomatic malaria and homologous reinfection risks was most robust for rare epitopes.

With its novel mechanism of action and proven safety profile, ivermectin could offer a new approach using a well-known, safe drug that can add to the effect of other mosquito control tools available ...