The first malaria treatment for babies and very young children of 2 months up to 5 years was approved for use by Swiss agency for therapeutic products, Swissmedic, in early July 2025. Until now, ...

Newly published research has identified antibodies capable of preventing malaria, discovered in the blood of a 9-year-old Tanzanian child with previous exposure to the disease. By sequencing ...

Malaria caused 597,000 deaths worldwide in 2023, with children under 5 accounting for 76 percent of all malaria deaths in the World Health Organization’s Africa region.

As the South had the most malaria transmission, the center was based in Atlanta, still home to the CDC today. The tools used to control it now, while improved, adhere to many of the same principles.

Malaria, a potentially deadly disease caused by a mosquito-borne parasite, is making inroads into the US. Five new cases of malaria — one in Texas and four in Florida — are alarming officials ...

In modern times, malaria is thought of as a tropical disease but evidence from ancient bones reveals a different narrative. Above: In Ambowuha, Ethiopia, Birtukan Demissie and her siblings are ...

The CDC issued an alert on Monday that there are cases of malaria in Texas and Florida. What is malaria and how does it spread? CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen explains.

When GSK said it would be limited in how much of its malaria vaccine it would make, angry collaborators at the W.H.O. and other agencies suggested it was because the company was keeping most of ...

There were 129 million malaria cases 435,000 deaths globally in 2017, according to the latest statistics from the World Health Organization. The disease disproportionately affects a small number ...

Cases of malaria in U.S. raise health concerns Multiple mosquitoes gathered by authorities in Florida's Sarasota County have tested positive for malaria at a Centers for Disease Control and ...

T he five cases of malaria diagnosed in Florida and Texas in recent weeks — the first cases of local transmission in the United States in 20 years — have worried some residents and led state ...