The Latest Breaking News from Malaria

Comedian reveals what happened when he contracted malaria to fund his Fringe shows

John Tothill went to ‘malaria camp’ – but the drug trial didn’t go quite as he expected

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2024

Monsoon arrives, list of infections and diseases to be careful about

Monsoon brings in respite from the scorching unbearable heat, but the sudden change of weather increases the risk of several infections. Waterlogging, stagnant water in several places provides germs and pathogens a perfect breeding ground and this makes human beings more vulnerable to life threatening infections.

The Times of India · Jul 3, 2024

How unseasonal rains are extending malaria transmission windows

“Jab machhar sab khoon pi lela, jab beemari ho jala, tab dawai chidki ka baa? [What is the use of spraying insecticide after the mosquitoes are done feeding on our blood and giving us the disease?].” Eighteen-year-old Seeta Devi’s voice cuts through the heat, as she talks from the doorway of…

Newslaundry · Jul 1, 2024

DNA from dozens of human skeletons unravels history of malaria

Malaria is often considered a tropical disease, but data hidden in historical human remains has shed new light on the parasite's world travels.

LiveScience · Jun 12, 2024

Pregnant in a warming climate

Mosquitoes are moving into the mountains of Papua New Guinea and other highland areas. It could be a death sentence

Salon · Jun 3, 2024

Jailed Binance Exec Gambaryan Suspected Of Having Malaria, Severe Throat Infection

Tigran Gambaryan, who has been in Nigerian custody since late February, is suspected of having malaria while he also suffers from a severe throat infection, his lawyer and family revealed.

International Business Times · May 29, 2024

Resident speaks of daily violence in Sudan’s El Fasher

In tonight's edition: A resident from the besieged Sudanese city of El-Fasher speaks of the fear and frustration that civilians experience while trying to survive amid a civil war. Cameroon's Rose Leke is a pioneering professor who is in town to be honoured for her work against malaria at the…

France 24 · May 27, 2024

Warning for travellers to check vaccination and medication requirements after rise in malaria cases

Travel-acquired malaria cases exceeded 2,000 in 2023 

The Independent UK · May 23, 2024

If Earth gets sick, so do you

A hotter world is likely to be a sicker world.

The Conversation · May 22, 2024

Mapping malaria in Africa: climate change study predicts where mosquitoes will breed in future

The relationship between climate and malaria transmission is complex and has been the subject of intense study for some three decades.

The Conversation · May 19, 2024