In a recent study published in eBioMedicine, researchers developed the Flexible, Robust, Equipment-free Microfluidic (FREM) platform for malaria screening and Plasmodium species genotyping. Study: A ...

Comprehensive genetic mapping of Plasmodium knowlesi, a zoonotic parasite that causes malaria, has revealed the genes required for malaria infection of the blood, and those driving drug resistance. By ...

Malaria has plagued people for millennia. It is referenced in ancient texts and has even been detected in Egyptian mummies that are more than 5,000 years old. During the twentieth century alone, ...

Around 10,000 years ago, a parasite made a huge leap and found its way to a new host: Us. Around 10,000 years ago, somewhere in Africa, a microscopic parasite made a huge leap. With a little help from ...

Malaria is a parasitic disease of human beings. It is transmitted in 108 countries, in total affecting around 3 billion people. In 2010, it caused an estimated 216 million cases and 655,000 deaths.

Researchers discovered high-flying mosquitoes carry pathogens, revealing new transmission routes for diseases like malaria and dengue in Africa.