Cerebral malaria (CM) is a complex of syndromes relating to the presence of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes sequestering in the brain microvasculature. The mechanisms of pathology are ...

Experts make case for early testing, prevention and care In this report, VINCENT KURAUN explores the groundbreaking ...

Martin Danis, an eminent French physician, and expert in parasitology and mycology, passed away on March 12, 2025, aged 84 ...

Despite increased malaria control efforts, recent reports indicate that over 1.2 million deaths due to malaria occurred in 2010. Pregnant women represent a particularly vulnerable risk group as ...

Malaria infects over 200 million and kills over 500,000 people every year. It is caused by Plasmodium parasites infecting red blood cells and being transmitted from host to host by mosquitos.

Ilobanafor, the initiator of the Geneith Health Competition (GHC), has been instrumental in promoting malaria prevention and control among Nigerian youths. The GHC, targeted at secondary and ...

In 1990, India reported approximately 33 million cases of malaria. By 2019, that number plummeted to 5.5 million due to a host of government interventions designed to reduce malaria incidence.

Researchers have shown that the evolution of a family of exported proteins in the malaria-causing parasite Plasmodium falciparum enabled it to infect humans. Researchers from the Francis Crick ...

Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease that is caused by Plasmodium parasites. Patients with malaria experience flu-like symptoms and, in severe cases, the disease can progress to neurological ...

Novartis and the non-profit Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) have advanced a novel drug combination for malaria into a phase 3 programme, raising hopes of a regimen that could be used to treat ...

Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi reassures that South Africa's HIV/Aids programme is not collapsing despite reported ...