#malaria

Rising temperatures and shifting rain patterns are driving a dramatic increase in malaria cases across Southern Africa, jeopardizing South Africa's 2029 elimination target.

Researchers say illegal gold mining in the Yanomami territory of the Brazilian Amazon played a major role in a severe malaria surge and broader humanitarian crisis.

A long-term follow-up study in Uganda suggests that children who survive severe malaria can face measurable learning and cognitive challenges years after the illness ends.

A multicenter US study found that more than one in four children treated for malaria experienced a delay in initial diagnosis, underscoring the risks of imported infections in a country where many clinicians rarely see a

A new study suggests prehistoric people in sub-Saharan Africa avoided regions with high malaria risk for more than 70,000 years, challenging the idea that the disease only became a major force after the rise of farming.

The World Health Organization has prequalified the first malaria treatment specifically formulated for newborns and infants, a move aimed at closing a major treatment gap in endemic regions.

A newly listed Science paper focuses on the population genomics of Anopheles darlingi, the principal malaria vector in South America, pointing to the growing role of genomics in tracking and controlling mosquito-borne疾病.