The malaria outbreak in the northeast Indian state of Tripura has caused more than 100 deaths in the past two months prompting calls of “medical negligence” from some opposition groups in the...

The past week was a busy one in Florida as far as mosquito borne infections. Imported human cases of chikungunya, dengue fever and malaria were reported plus the state reported a locally acquired dengue...

In response to the recent information about a Plasmodium vivax malaria outbreak in the Aswan Governorate in Egypt, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a notice for US travelers...

The number of mosquito borne infectious agents spans a plethora of viruses (dengue , chikungunya, West Nile virus, Eastern Equine encephalitis virus and St. Louis encephalitis virus  and parasites (malaria...

The Venezuelan Ministry of Health has confirmed that during the first 19 weeks of 2014, the country has recorded  28,153 cases of malaria, according to a El Universal report Tuesday. According to the...

A recent crowdfunding campaign, launched on May 06, 2014, has already received national attention for it’s lofty but entirely feasible goal: eliminate the scourge of malaria by raising $250,000 to develop...

Malaria remains a major public health problem in the southeastern African country of Mozambique as Health Minister, Alexandre Manguele, addressing a ceremony commemorating the World Malaria Day said that...

With the recent discovery that King Tut was afflicted with the parasitic disease malaria, I wanted to briefly explore infectious diseases that affected or killed famous people throughout history, ancient...

It has been reported by Stars and Stripes on Friday that 6 U.S. soldiers serving in Haiti during the relief effort after the devastating earthquake. One of the soldiers was so severely ill that he was...

In a study by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, researchers determined that at least 60% of pregnant women worldwide are from malaria endemic areas. In an effort to reduce the burden of malaria...