Because malaria is not directly transmitted between humans, the parasite must return to a mosquito host to complete its transmission cycle — this is accomplished through a blood meal, in which ...

Researchers explored how a new class of antimalarial compound work to block malaria transmission ... compound, DDD01035881, that blocks male gamete formation in the malaria parasite life cycle ...

Anopheles funestus, a malaria-transmitting mosquito. [James Gathany, Dr. Frank Collins, University of Notre Dame, courtesy of CDC] For the first time the developmental stages of the deadliest ...

The WHO’s 2025 guidance outlines strategies for preventing malaria resurgence in countries that have achieved elimination, ...

Malaria is a devastating disease, with 247 million cases and 619,000 deaths reported in 2021 alone. Malaria causes fever and a flu-like illness that occurs when people are infected with the ...

A research team has used mRNA to build a two-part vaccine set that both prevents infection and stops the cycle of malaria transmission between humans and mosquitoes.

The Kadjebi District Health Directorate in the Oti Region, has set a goal to administer Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) drugs to 17,129 children during the first round of the campaign, which ...

For example, when coupled with seasonal malaria chemoprevention (an antimalaria medicine given intensively at times of high transmission), the vaccine has been found to be 60% effective.