A new study puts forth the most comprehensive tree of life for malaria parasites to date. Among the researchers' findings is that the diverse malaria parasite genus Plasmodium (which includes those ...

A newfound species of malaria parasite has been found in one-quarter of the white-tailed deer living the eastern United States. The news comes as a surprise since deer are one of the better-studied ...

Brazilian researchers have developed a synthetic compound that has the potential to treat malaria and block its transmission.

Malaria infection in humans, caused by unicellular parasites from the genus Plasmodium and transmitted via the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito, is a major global health challenge. Researchers ...

Parasites in the genus Plasmodium, which cause malaria, are transmitted to humans through bites from infected mosquitoes. The parasites manage to acclimatize to these two completely different hosts ...

Malaria is caused by a protozoan parasite belonging to the genus Plasmodium, and Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for the most severe form of malaria. Due to the increasing incidence of resistance ...

Malaria is a life-threatening disease that is caused by unicellular eukaryotic parasites of the genus Plasmodium, with P. falciparum being responsible for the most severe form of human malaria. In the ...

The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum is becoming increasingly resistant to the artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) currently in use. Researchers at the Bernhard Nocht Institute for ...

A new study led by the American Museum of Natural History puts forth the most comprehensive tree of life for malaria parasites to date. Known for being a devastating scourge of human health, with five ...