Due to its devastating effects on humans, the conversation surrounding malaria infections is often focused on the public health threat—rightfully so, as close to 50% of the world’s population live in ...

During collections for a study to map the distribution of mosquito species in Finland, Anopheles daciae, a species previously not known to occur in Finland was found from several locations in the ...

The genomes of the two least common species of human malaria parasites have been revealed. These sequences will enable improved surveillance and diagnosis of these rarer parasites that still cause ...

A new study puts forth the most comprehensive tree of life for malaria parasites to date. Among the researchers' findings is that the diverse malaria parasite genus Plasmodium (which includes those ...

The parasite that causes most malaria infections in humans is called Plasmodium falciparum. The parasite always has two hosts in its life cycle: a mosquito vector and a vertebrate host. Malaria is a ...

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have identified multiple species of bacteria that, when present in the gut, are linked to an increased risk of developing severe malaria in humans and ...

Kenya's decades-long fight against the killer malaria disease is facing a bigger threat from the region. This follows the discovery of a new species of mosquitoes called Anopheles stephansi that has ...

Invasive Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes in urban India jeopardize malaria elimination goals, highlighting urgent surveillance and control needs.

Scientists from the Imperial College London are using what they call a “gene drive” on a certain species of malaria-carrying mosquito. The method involves engineering mosquitoes to pass on genes to ...

Warmer temperatures and an increase in garden water containers are attracting more mosquitoes to urban areas in the UK, a new study has found. Two species of mosquito, responsible for spreading ...

Don’t rule out malaria just because you haven’t traveled anywhere. In light of recent locally acquired cases in the U.S., the lack of international travel should not exclude a diagnosis of malaria ...