According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, malaria is a leading cause of death and disease in low- and middle-income countries and remains a significant global health problem.

Malaria pills lower your chance of getting sick with the tropical disease. Although they aren’t 100% effective, they are an important way to reduce your chances of getting malaria while traveling.

Nearly 3 billion people, or two-fifths of the world's population, were at risk of contracting malaria in 2009 and closer study of the mosquito's life cycle is needed to combat the disease, researchers ...

The latest World Malaria Report by WHO found that there were 247 million cases of malaria in 2021 compared to 245 million cases in 2020. The estimated number of malaria deaths decreased to 619,000 ...

Countries spent a total of $4.1 billion on malaria in 2022, nowhere near the $7.8 billion in funding the World Health Organization says is necessary annually to reduce the global health burden of ...

Locally acquired cases of malaria have been confirmed in Arkansas, Florida, Texas and Maryland this year . Here's what to know about the potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease.

Johnson recounted the history of malaria — the name, he pointed out, came from the Italian words for “bad air” — and was unequivocable in its cause: “Malaria is the result of chemical ...

Apart from malaria, there are other tropical diseases classified as Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), such as Lassa fever and sleeping sickness, because they are diseases of poverty, occurring ...

Malaria is a life-threatening disease that spreads to humans via some types of mosquitoes, typically found in tropical countries. Each year, there are more than 6 million new malaria cases worldwide.

Malaria kills more than one thousand children every day and is the leading cause of child death in Africa. By Jamie Dickman Published Apr 14, 2023 4:00 PM EDT ...

For the first time in two decades, the U.S. has evidence of local transmission of malaria. Most of the cases occurred in Florida's Sarasota County, which has stepped up mosquito suppression efforts.

Hong Kong - Nearly three billion people, or two-fifths of the world's population, were at risk of contracting malaria in 2009 and closer study of the mosquito's life cycle is needed to combat the ...