Malaria, Cholera, Parasites News

Malaria death toll twice as high

Malaria may be killing around twice as many people as experts previously thought, and it could also be hitting older children and adults.

Malaria's 'cloak of invisibility'

A molecule that is key to malaria's 'invisibility cloak' will help to understand how the parasite causes disease and escapes from the defences mounted by the immune system.

Malaria survival tactic found

European scientists have identified a new way by which the malaria parasite survives in human blood, a finding that marks the latest laboratory advance against the disease.

Chink in malaria armour found

Researchers said they discovered a unique microscopic channel through which malaria parasites pass to infect red blood cells, which opens up a promising target for a vaccine.

Malaria vaccine reduces risk

A vaccine against malaria has been shown to reduce African children's risk of acquiring the disease by about half, according to the results of an ongoing phase III trial released.

Malaria mosquito disappearing

The incidence of malaria in many African countries south of the Sahara is falling rapidly.

Bed net programme questioned

Insecticide-treated bed nets, whose use is being widely promoted in Africa to combat malaria, may paradoxically be linked to local resurgence of the disease, according to a study.

Spermless mosquitoes curb malaria

Releasing genetically modified, spermless male mosquitoes into the wild could in future help to prevent malaria transmission and reduce the chances of large outbreaks of malaria.

SMS ups malaria treatment

Sending daily text message reminders to health workers can mean that nearly 25% more children are properly treated for malaria.

Zim malaria reports investigated

Scientists are investigating reports of confirmed malaria cases in two Zimbabwean cities, after reports that people who never left Harare and Bulawayo tested positive.