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The mosquitoes that transmit the disease dramatically increased their range over the last century as temperatures warmed, scientists reported.

A group of researchers published a study that found climate change is contributing to the spread of malaria by allowing mosquitoes that carry the disease farther from Africa.

Molecules from the indigenous succulent could prevent the transmission of the malaria-carrying parasite by thwarting its life cycle, researchers have found.

A new all-synthetic vaccine against malaria may emerge from a third-floor laboratory in Science Park if research underway there comes to fruition. …

This week, WHO officials confirmed that the Marburg virus was first found in the west African country, where it has already killed at least nine people.

Scientists from the United States have conducted a systematic review to understand whether cattle increase the risk of contracting vector-borne diseases by humans. The review is currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server.

Researchers evaluated the immunogenicity of two vaccine candidates, Pfs25 and PfCSP, based on the mRNA-lipid nanoparticle (LNP) platform.

Colombian authorities shut down a decrepit monkey laboratory on January 30 funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The WHO said if nothing is done, the species will put more than 126 million people in 44 cities at risk of malaria.

The WHO has also warned that the new species is resistant to several insecticides that are used to treat bed nets.