For thousands of years malaria was a mysterious illness affecting people across the globe. Even the name of the disease, ‘malaria’, derived from two Italian words meaning ‘bad air’, highlights the ...

Mosquitoes are a problem in just about every country around the world. Not only are they annoying as they buzz around looking ...

Mosquitoes are picky about their habitat, Norris added, and the various malaria-carrying species have different preferences in temperature, humidity and amount of rainfall.

Climate change may make it easier for mosquitoes to spread malaria As temperatures rise, such insects have crept farther from the equator in Africa, according to a new study February 14, 2023 More ...

Malaria, mosquitoes and chicken. That's what Rickard Ignell had on his mind when he conducted his studies in Ethiopia. Malaria is a major health issue in Ethiopia, with about 5 million cases and ...

This essential oil can repel mosquitoes, but you should consider your application method carefully to avoid causing more ...

The malaria parasite doesn't make mosquitoes sick, so mosquito immune systems don't fight it. To get around the problem, the team used a gene-editing technique called CRISPR.

To study how the African malaria mosquito homes in on its human targets, researchers built an enormous “flight cage.” in rural Zambia. By Emily Anthes For a bloodthirsty, global health threat ...

Cases of malaria in U.S. raise health concerns 01:39. Multiple mosquitoes gathered by authorities in Florida's Sarasota County have tested positive for malaria at a Centers for Disease Control and ...

Scientists have eradicated a population of malaria-transmitting mosquitoes by using genetic engineering to make the females infertile — in what the lead researcher called a possible “game ...

Mosquito-borne diseases kill more than 700,000 people every year, with malaria alone claiming more than half of them, says Stockholm University infection biologist and study lead author S. Noushin ...