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An Anopheles mosquito, which can transmit malaria parasites, including Plasmodium vivax

Malaria vaccine shows promise against relapsing form of the disease

12 July 2023

A vaccine induced an immune response against the malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax, which can remain dormant in the body and cause a relapse of symptoms

Mosquitoes made immune to malaria could help stamp out the disease

10 July 2023

A gene-editing technique makes mosquitoes produce antibodies against the malaria parasite, which could mean cases in people are also slashed

A small number of people in Florida and Texas have contracted malaria

What we know so far about the malaria cases in Florida and Texas

27 June 2023

Five malaria cases have been reported in Florida and Texas, all of which were acquired through local transmission

A child receives the RTS malaria vaccine in Gisambai, Kenya, in March

Dozens of countries have tamed malaria, but can we eradicate it?

7 May 2023

Many countries and territories have malaria-free status, however, this may be very difficult to achieve in parts of Africa where the parasite is endemic

Ghana is the first country to approve highly effective malaria vaccine

13 April 2023

A malaria vaccine that is 77 per cent effective in clinical trials has been approved for use in children 3 to 5 years old, the group most vulnerable to dying from the disease

Malaria outbreak in Ethiopia linked to invasive mosquito from Asia

1 November 2022

A malaria outbreak in Ethiopia earlier this year has been linked to an invasive species of mosquito that can persist throughout the dry season, complicating the fight to prevent the insects’ spread

Mosquitoes are being genetically modified so they can't spread malaria

21 September 2022

Gene editing mosquitoes so they die before malaria parasites can develop inside them could stop the spread of the deadly parasite entirely, according to lab studies and computer models

3d illustration of blood cells and Plasmodium sp. parasites causing malaria.

Your gut microbes may influence how ill you get with malaria

21 September 2022

After being bitten by malaria-carrying mosquitoes, people with a certain mix of gut bacteria had much higher levels of the parasite in their blood than those with different microbes

A fungal disease affecting some amphibians may have caused malaria to surge in Costa Rica and Panama

Amphibian deaths in Central America led to malarial mosquito surge

20 September 2022

A fungal skin disease that caused amphibian numbers to plummet in Costa Rica and Panama lowered the number of amphibian tadpoles that were eating mosquito larvae, allowing the insects to flourish and spread malaria