The Latest Breaking News from Malaria

Malaria Just Spread in the US for the First Time in 2 Decades — Will There Be More Cases?

Late Monday, the CDC announced it identified five total cases of malaria in Texas and Florida and is recommending folks to take precautions.

Inverse · Jun 27, 2023

Malaria signs, symptoms and how to avoid it as cases found for first time in 20 years

Five people have been diagnosed with malaria in Florida and Texas as the potentially-fatal disease spreads across parts of the US

Daily Mirror · Jun 27, 2023

Malaria symptoms to look out for as cases of mosquito-bite disease rise in parts of US

According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, it is the first time malaria has been locally acquired in the US in twenty years after cases were identified in Florida and Texas

Daily Mirror · Jun 27, 2023

Study finds molecular sensor that allows malaria parasite to cause harm

Researchers have discovered a novel molecular sensor that allows the malaria parasite to infect human cells or mosquitos at precisely the right time. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jun 18, 2023

Scrambling Parasite Sensors Could Halt Malaria Infection, Say Scientists

Disrupting Plasmodium's sensory proteins could confuse the parasite and stop its painful rampage, offering a new approach to combat the disease.

Zenger · Jun 18, 2023

4,361 people infected with malaria in Tripura

The authorities have sent emergency medical teams to Malaria affected areas in Tripura. A total of 4,361 people have contracted the disease mostly in interior tribal hamlets.

The Hindu · Jun 12, 2023

Why malaria still persists in much of Africa

We think of malaria as a problem faced only by humid, hot countries. But just over a century ago, the disease thrived as far north as Siberia and the Arctic Circle, and was endemic in 36 states of the US. We don't have specific data that far back for Thailand,…

Bangkok Post · Jun 11, 2023

Medici family's famous hunting grounds may have killed them, report suggests

At least one Medici was plagued by a deadly strain of malaria, analysis of organ tissue from the Medici family tomb reveals.

LiveScience · Jun 9, 2023

Preventing millions of hepatitis deaths is a ‘thundering moral imperative’

By 2040 the disease could kill more people each year than malaria, TB and Aids combined – despite the cost of treatment being ‘less than dinner for two’

The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2023

Dominic Kwiatkowski obituary

Paediatrician and geneticist determined to save the lives of children in countries where malaria is endemic

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2023