The new bottle presentation may be more beneficial for patients who are making shorter trips to malaria endemic locations. Arakoda ® (tafenoquine) is now available in an 8-count bottle format, ...

This randomized trial found that insect-repellent wraps could help provide protection before children develop vaccine-induced immunity. Clinical malaria incidence was 66% lower in Ugandan children who ...

By Ammu Kannampilly and Jennifer Rigby NAIROBI/LONDON, April 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. is upending the way it delivers medical ...

The fight against malaria is a test of human intelligence against mosquitoes — and so far, our minuscule winged enemy is winning. But new results shared this week show substantial improvements in one ...

University of the Witwatersrand - Edson Mwebesa, Fellow at the Wits-based Sub-Saharan Africa Advanced Consortium for Biostatistics (SSACAB), knows children who died from late-diagnosed malaria. His ...

Mosquitoes are one of the deadliest animals on Earth because they transmit diseases including malaria, which is thought to be responsible for the deaths of over 600,000 people every year. Many of them ...

On a sunny afternoon under a tree, a group of Community Health Promoters and local community members have gathered. This informal yet critical meeting is part of an ongoing effort to tackle malaria, ...

Recognizing Malaria Symptoms Malaria Symptoms: As summer approaches, there is often a noticeable increase in malaria cases.

When a forest is lost to development, some effects are obvious. Stumps and mud puddles across the landscape, a plowed field or houses a year after that. But deforestation isn't just a loss of trees; ...

A woman in east Pierce County contracted malaria despite not having traveled out of state recently, according to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. The woman was diagnosed with malaria ...