The prevalence of malaria infection in 102 paired maternal-blood and umbilical cord-blood samples was assessed by microscopy and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in a holoendemic area in Kenya.

Two types of parasites are actually one with several host species, researchers have discovered. This finding has consequences for the global battle against the disease, the scientists say. Research ...

Researchers say they have solved a 100-year-old mystery about the evolutionary links between malaria parasites that infect humans and chimpanzees. They discovered that the parasite, Plasmodium ...

Malaria is a lethal parasitic infectious disease caused by Plasmodium protozoa. Despite significant advancements in ...

Malaria is caused by a parasite belonging to the Plasmodium family. The parasite can be spread to humans through the bites of infected mosquitoes. This is common in Asia and Latin America. The ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Plasmodium inui (Halberstaedter and von Prowazek, 1907), a malarial parasite of Old World monkeys that occurs in isolated pockets throughout ...

The genomes of the two least common species of human malaria parasites have been revealed. These sequences will enable improved surveillance and diagnosis of these rarer parasites that still cause ...

Malaria is a vector-borne disease that is quite common during monsoons. As stagnant water provides a breeding space for mosquitoes and thus, increase your risk of getting infected with the Plasmodium ...

Jan. 21 -- WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Gorillas carry the parasite that causes malignant malaria in humans, a finding that could help in efforts to develop a vaccine for malaria, ...

Malaria is all set to become a notifiable disease across India, with Bihar, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Meghalaya too in the process of putting this vector-borne disease in the category. This will ...