Plasmodium is the parasite causing malaria, one of the deadliest parasitic diseases. The parasite requires two hosts --the Anopheles mosquito and the human-- to complete its life cycle and goes ...

Researchers looking into the immunology of malaria infections have made an unexpected find that could ultimately lead to better vaccines and treatments for the disease. The study, published in NPJ ...

Cerebral malaria (CM) forms part of the spectrum of severe malaria, with a case fatality rate ranging from 15% in adults in southeast Asia [1] to 8.5% in children in Africa. [2] ...

Research in Dr. Zimmerman's laboratory is focused on understanding the influence of human and parasite genetic polymorphism on infection and pathogenesis of microbial pathogens. This work concentrates ...

Advancing fundamental knowledge of the mechanisms underlying susceptibility to infection and the pathogenesis of clinical disease due to malaria and chronic worm infections endemic in tropical areas ...

The Pathogenesis team at CMP focuses on how to improve the handling of malaria, while the world awaits an effective vaccine. The group's work ranges from basic research in parasitology and ...

On the other side of the Atlantic, Kennedy explains how resistance to infectious disease -- especially the malaria and yellow fever prevalent in parts of sub-Saharan Africa -- boosted the slave trade.