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 ...

Scientists have discovered a new target in their fight against the devastating global disease malaria thanks to the discovery of a new protein involved in the parasite's life cycle.

Malaria parasite transmission to mosquitoes: Protein ... Billker adds "the discovery of AP2-G now gives us a new starting point to work out how the complex life cycle of malaria parasites is ...

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 ...

Malaria, infecting approximately 228 million individuals in 2018, remains a meaningful threat to public health and global stability. One of the top five infectious disease threats to deployed ...

Malaria research begins to bite: Molecular switches pinpointed in control of malaria parasite's life cycle. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 3, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2010 / 10 ...

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 ...

Transmission-blocking interventions aim to reduce the prevalence of infection in endemic communities by targeting Plasmodium within the insect host. Although many studies have reported the ...

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.