The first global malaria risk map to be developed in forty years has highlighted the 2.37 billion people at risk from one of the world's deadliest diseases. The findings of the Malaria Atlas Project ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- About 35 percent of the world’s population is at risk of contracting deadly malaria, but many people are at a lower risk than previously thought, raising hope that the disease ...

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Eliminating malaria in many parts of the world where risk of the disease is high may be less difficult than previously thought, international researchers said on Tuesday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Researchers are creating a global malaria map to tackle the killer disease by pinpointing the areas where it strikes most often. Sign up here. The map, the first in 40 years, is ...

Despite progress toward controlling malaria, it remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly in Africa, where 95% of malaria deaths occur according to the World Health Organization ...

The malaria parasite must first enter the liver to reach the blood of its human host, where only a small number of parasites differentiate and replicate for upwards of seven days, making it a ...

The map contains the most complete classification of essential genes in any Plasmodium species and can be used to identify druggable parasite targets and mechanisms of drug resistance that can inform ...

Climate change is redrawing the malaria map, driving transmission into parts of Africa previously considered low-risk and threatening to undo decades of progress. With rising temperatures, changing ...