More information: Tafesse Kefyalew Estifanos et al, Deforestation changes the effectiveness of bed nets for malaria control, People and Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1002/pan3.10753 ...

Low doses of a drug already approved for treating rare genetic conditions in humans kills mosquitoes dead. Scientists say it ...

One way this goal can be reached is by encouraging the use of insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs). This is a very effective way of reducing incidence of malaria and is relatively cheap.

Pandemic-related disruptions to essential services, such as distributing insecticide-treated bed nets, saw 13.4 million more malaria cases and 63,000 more malaria deaths than expected over 2020 ...

Vaccines are a vital new tool to stop children in poor countries falling sick and dying of malaria. Though not perfect, they are a useful supplement to bed nets and anti-mosquito sprays.

The Medical Faculty Heidelberg of Heidelberg University and Mannheim University of Applied Sciences are combining their ...

The Tema Metropolitan Health Directorate, in collaboration with the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), on ...

MALARIA season has begun in a large part of Africa. No disease is deadlier on the continent, especially for children.