Following multiple reports of malaria among US travelers returning from the Dominican Republic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reminding travelers to most areas of the country...

Mosquitoes. Day-in and day-out, we don’t think much about them except when they are buzzing by our ear. We swat at them as we would any other nuisance. However, it has been said that mosquitoes cause...

Puerto Rican health officials are reporting three confirmed and two suspected cases of malaria in students who traveled to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic as part of a graduation celebration, according...

In malaria-endemic regions, humans are often infected repeatedly with the Plasmodium parasite, and the consequences of such multiple infections are under intense study. In contrast, little is known about...

There are numerous new stories and follow-ups to several infectious disease outbreaks on the continent of Africa and we’ll take a look at them right here. South Sudan cholera outbreak In a follow-up...

Scientists have discovered new ways in which the malaria parasite survives in the blood stream of its victims, a discovery that could pave the way to new treatments for the disease. The researchers at...

Testing by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that the two African men who died in a Springfield, MO hotel in May died of cerebral malaria, caused by the mosquito-borne parasite,...

British health officials reported Friday an increase in travel associated malaria cases in the country in 2014, compared to 2013, according to a Public Health England report. The report notes that there...

By increasing the stiffness of erythrocytes infected by the causal agent of malaria, Viagra favors their elimination from the blood circulation and may therefore reduce transmission of the parasite from...

The US Food and Drug and Administration (FDA) are reporting a shortage of the anti-malarial drug, chloroquine, saying the drug is presently not available from U.S. suppliers. Choloroquine is used in...