Malaria is caused by a parasite that is spread to humans by infected mosquitoes. In 2024, almost 282 million people worldwide were infected and 610,000 died, according to the World Health Organization ...

The Anopheles stephensi mosquito is a known vector for malaria. (Jim Gathany/CDC/public domain) Malaria killed about 610,000 people globally in 2024, with most deaths occurring in Africa, where young ...

Understanding how the human immune system fights Plasmodium vivax paves the way for the first effective vaccine against it.

Scientists have uncovered a crucial weakness in the malaria parasite that could open the door to new treatments. Researchers identified a protein called Aurora-related kinase 1 (ARK1) that acts like a ...

The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, is set to launch the first surveillance study aimed at identifying ...

When floods sweep through southern Africa, the most visible damage is immediate: homes washed away, crops destroyed, clinics disrupted, families displaced. These images dominate headlines and ...

Professor Sir Nick White, who has died of cancer aged 74, was an expert on tropical diseases and played a leading role in ...

Malaria in pregnancy caused an estimated 2.41 million anaemia cases in 2023, despite preventive treatment reducing burden.

Scientists have identified a unique protein, ARK1, which is essential for the malaria parasite's survival and transmission, offering a promising new target for antimalaria drugs.

To curb one of Nigeria’s deadliest childhood diseases, the Bauchi State government has unveiled plans to vaccinate over ...

Dr Rose Zulliger has joined Malaria Consortium to lead the organisation's technical approaches and to help accelerate our commitments to system strengthening and long-term impact.

The soft footfalls of thousands of moccasins along unpaved rural roads across Bangladesh could be considered the soundtrack to this country's astonishing success in its battle against malaria. On one ...