A mysterious illness causing flu-like symptoms and dozens of deaths in southwestern Congo could be malaria, health officials said on Wednesday. In recent weeks, the mystery disease has affected 416 ...

Malaria is a disease caused by a parasite. It spreads to humans through mosquito bites. Malaria is common in the tropics and subtropics. It causes more than 400000 deaths annually. In India, the ...

The mystery flu-like illness that killed dozens of people in southwest Congo in recent weeks might be malaria, according to results from laboratory samples of infected people, authorities said ...

LUBUMBASHI, Democratic Republic of the Congo – The nation's health ministry said Tuesday that a previously unidentified disease circulating in the country's Panzi health zone is a severe form of ...

Editor’s Note (12/27/24): The World Health Organization announced that the mystery “Disease X” is likely a combination of common and seasonal viral respiratory infections and malaria, compounded by ...

As of Dec. 14, 592 cases have been reported. A deadly, undiagnosed disease that has been spreading in one region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) may be linked to malaria, health officials ...

The world's deadliest animal can be squashed flat with a quick slap: It's the mosquito. The buzzing insects are more than annoying — they spread disease. When they bite and drink blood from a person ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In December, the DRC Ministry of Health announced the emergence of an unknown disease causing influenza-like ...

Malaria remains the most deadly parasitic disease in the world. Although it is not endemic to countries such as Spain, imported cases are diagnosed each year in people returning from areas where the ...

After a Pierce County woman was diagnosed with malaria, Washington residents might be wondering about their risks of getting the deadly disease — and how to prevent the mosquitos that spread it. The ...

Advances in vaccine technology, antibody therapies, and genetic surveillance are giving researchers new tools to fight ...