Vector-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue, Chagas disease, and leishmaniasis present ongoing global health challenges, especially in areas with scarce ...

A novel class of antibodies that binds to a previously untargeted portion of the malaria parasite could lead to new prevention methods, according to a study from researchers at the National Institutes ...

From fixing open gutters to educating kids about the importance of bed nets, a “whole-of-society” approach is needed to ...

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

Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Kurukshetra's successful malaria prevention model during his "Mann ki Baat ... and the ...

Malaria was a life-threatening risk for British soldiers stationed in tropical areas. The simple cocktail they invented to ...

Malaria and common respiratory infections, compounded by malnutrition, caused an hitherto unexplained spate of deaths in the southwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization ...

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 ...

“This severely impacts the availability of blood for mothers experiencing postpartum haemorrhage, accident victims, and patients with chronic conditions like sickle cell disease ... treatment to avoid ...

This type of disease is typically caused by viruses — hinting that malaria and malnutrition might not be the only culprits. As it stands, 37 deaths tied to the "mystery illness" have been ...