Four weeks after a puzzling outbreak was reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization has identified the cause.

The investigation of Disease X in the DRC continues. Officials from the Africa CDC noted that the diagnosis is leaning toward ...

A deadly, undiagnosed disease that has been spreading in one region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) may be linked ...

Lagos Country Club, through its ‘Swim Against Malaria’ competition, has raised awareness on malaria prevention, management, ...

Lucien Lufutu/AP, FILE Malaria is a serious disease caused by a parasite that infects a certain type of mosquito, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Malaria is an infectious disease caused by the anopheles mosquitoes ... We demand that malaria prevention and treatment must be prioritised.

according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Treating the disease is difficult because Plasmodium ...

Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention official Ngashi Ngongo told reporters. That has led to a working hypothesis that the outbreak is either "severe malaria on a background of ...

Dr. Ngashi Ngongo, Mpox lead for the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), noted that the situation presents two working hypotheses: severe malaria against a backdrop of ...

The potentially fatal disease can be almost completely avoided by taking malaria prevention tablets when appropriate. Anti-malaria medicine from the WHO is being distributed in Panzi's hospital ...

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that a severe form of malaria is likely responsible, based on lab tests so far. The illness was considered a mystery for weeks.