Yet it can survive, thanks to an internal defence system made up of “helper” molecules known as heat shock proteins.Among these, a powerful group called small heat shock proteins act as the parasite’s ...

Introduction Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and amodiaquine (SPAQ) has been delivered ...

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

“Insecticide-treated bed nets are a proven defence. This is a vector control tool that reduces contact of humans to mosquitoes that carry malaria. The insecticide is effective in killing or disabling ...

After two decades, malaria made an unexpected return to the United States, catching health officials off guard and revealing how a warming world can breathe new life into old threats. Between May and ...

Health officials are investigating a case of possibly locally acquired malaria in New Jersey, just weeks after a health department in Washington State launched a similar investigation. The cases are ...

Malaria is one of the tropical diseases, which is found with high prevalence in East side of Indonesia. To assist the diagnosis of this disease, we have developed a Computer Aided Diagnosis system ...

KUALA LUMPUR - Every year on April 25, World Malaria Day is observed to highlight key aspects of malaria prevention and control, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) selecting a new theme to guide ...

Abstract: A major public health problem in Thai population is due to Malaria. This disease is caused by the multiplication of protozoa parasite of the genus Plasmodium; Plasmodium falciparum, ...

A new, comprehensive map of all the genes essential for blood infections in Plasmodium knowlesi (P. knowlesi), a parasite that causes malaria in humans, has been generated. The map contains the most ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a human challenge trial, the GA2 vaccine prevented 89% of people who received it from being infected with ...

Currently licensed and approved malaria subunit vaccines provide modest, short-lived protection against malaria. Immunization with live-attenuated Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites is an ...