Health officials warn that drug resistance could wipe out recent progress against malaria, particularly in Africa and southeast Asia. Now, researchers looking for other ways to fight the ...

Research could pave the way to new anti-malarials that work by “jet-lagging” the parasites that cause the disease. DURHAM, N.C. -- Health officials warn that drug resistance could wipe out recent ...

Malaria is a serious and sometimes life-threatening disease caused by Plasmodium parasites that are transmitted to humans through the bite of infected Anopheles female mosquitoes, says Dr. Tun.

one of the major species of malaria parasites. Malaria is a parasitic infection caused by any one of four protozoan species of the genus Plasmodium. In addition to P. vivax, the other three are P.