So far in 2025, 128 cases of dengue fever, a viral disease transmitted through the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, have ...

As the South had the most malaria transmission, the center was based in Atlanta, still home to the CDC today. The tools used to control it now, while improved, adhere to many of the same principles.

Egypt was added to the list of malaria-free places in 2024, but climate change, conflict and other threats could increase cases especially in Africa. ... (La Réunion) certified as malaria-free.

Malaria in the US. Malaria is one of humanity's oldest diseases, and it's no stranger to the United States. The mosquito-borne disease was one of the country’s leading causes of death in the ...

Malaria, a potentially deadly disease caused by a mosquito-borne parasite, is making inroads into the US. Five new cases of malaria — one in Texas and four in Florida — are alarming officials ...

Malaria, alone, was responsible for more than 600,000 deaths worldwide in 2021, the last year for which data was available, and more than three-quarters of the victims were under the age of 5.

The worst outcome is death. Tinto says 4,000 people died of malaria last year in Burkina Faso alone. In 2021, across Africa, it's estimated that 619,000 died of the mosquito-borne disease, most of ...

Malaria is still a significant global problem even though it has been eradicated in many nations, including in the U.S., and there is no known method of transmission.

F or the first time in 20 years, the U.S. is experiencing locally acquired malaria. So far, officials have reported four individuals infected in Florida. They believe the first case of locally ...

The U.S. Army started work on a malaria vaccine back in the 1980s, hoping to protect soldiers deployed to the tropics. It teamed up with the drug company GlaxoSmithKline, and together they ...