Editor’s Note (12/27/24): The World Health Organization announced that the mystery “Disease X” is likely a combination of common and seasonal viral respiratory infections and malaria, compounded by ...

Malaria is one of the deadliest diseases spread by mosquitoes. Each year, hundreds of millions of people worldwide are infected and half a million people die from the disease. While mainland Australia ...

The world's deadliest animal can be squashed flat with a quick slap: It's the mosquito. The buzzing insects are more than annoying — they spread disease. When they bite and drink blood from a person ...

Landmark findings from a major malaria clinical trial led by Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) and international ...

LUBUMBASHI, Democratic Republic of the Congo – The nation's health ministry said Tuesday that a previously unidentified disease circulating in the country's Panzi health zone is a severe form of ...

A startling new study finds an increase in the number of airport and luggage malaria reports in Europe in recent years. A startling new study finds an increase in reports of airport and luggage ...

Unlike many diseases, where only a few species play a major role in spreading infection, the new study found that most bird ...

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Malaria continues to place a substantial burden on many emerging economies, contributing to significant loss of life, long-term disability, and economic disruption. According to the World Health ...