Increasing global temperatures wrought by greenhouse gas emissions have boosted the number of dengue cases, new research shows.
Newsday Zimbabwe HEALTH advocates have challenged the government and civil society organisations (CSOs) to work together in ...
An international team of researchers has uncovered evidence of partial resistance to artemisinin derivatives -- the primary treatment for malaria -- in young children with severe malaria.
Not only can these insects leave itchy and swollen marks on our skin, but in worse cases, certain species can transmit deadly diseases, like malaria and dengue fever. Which is why it’s handy to know ...
The anti-malarial drug Artemisinin is highly effective. It's critical for kids, who are especially vulnerable. A new study ...
Mosquitoes are more than just pests. They are the world's most dangerous animal. Their presence signals the start of the malaria season in southern Africa. It is for this reason that the Southern ...
There’s personality, appearance, seduction, all manner of physical and social cues. Mosquitoes are much more blunt. Mating occurs for a few seconds in midair. And all it takes to woo a male is the ...
Professor Webb's team treated mosquito outbreaks in public facilities and investigated potential breeding areas in Moorebank, Liverpool, Wattle Grove, Hammondville and surrounding suburbs.
2020), it is unknown whether parasite development and productivity are limited in poorly-resourced mosquitoes. By perturbing mosquito nutritional status after infection with P. chabaudi, we ...
KINSHASA, DR Congo — The DR Congo on Thursday administered its first malaria jabs against the mosquito-borne disease that kills tens of thousands of Congolese a year, according to the World ...
the researchers believe Cytophone "could dramatically alter the global malaria testing landscape by providing reliable, safe and sensitive testing to low- and middle-income countries that have been ...
Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by Plasmodium parasites, which are transmitted to humans through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. Symptoms typically include fever ...