malaria

Child dies after contracting malaria at hospital in Italy

ROME: A four-year-old girl who died of malaria in Italy in September caught the deadly… Read More

TV presenter battling for life at Rio hospital after rare infection

RIO DE JANEIRO: Television sports presenter Charlie Webster has been admitted to a hospital after contracting a… Read More

Chicken smell offers hope for malaria prevention

ADDID ABBABA: Ethiopian scientists have discovered mosquitoes are repulsed by the smell of chicken, raising hopes… Read More

Malaria vaccine loses effectiveness over several years: study

WASHINGTON: An experimental vaccine against malaria known as Mosquirix -- or RTS,S -- weakens over… Read More

In the lab: six lab innovations scientists hope will end malaria

After being abandoned as too ambitious in 1969, global plans to eliminate malaria are back… Read More

Colombia’s illegal mining linked to malaria outbreak

BOGOTA: Colombia's widespread illegal mining is blamed for causing environmental damage and holding workers in… Read More

US scientists work to breed malaria-free mosquitoes

WASHINGTON: US researchers have carried out genetic tweaks to malaria-carrying mosquitoes so their offspring feature… Read More

Countries vow to all but eradicate malaria by 2030: WHO

GENEVA: Countries have agreed to rid the world of malaria almost completely over the next 15… Read More

Malaria vaccines offer partial protection: study

The world's most advanced malaria candidate vaccine offers young children partial protection that wanes with… Read More

Stem cells offer promising key to new malaria drugs: U.S. research

NEW YORK: Human stem cells engineered to produce renewable sources of mature, liver-like cells can… Read More