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The Hawai‘i Department of Health has received one report of a travel-related malaria case in Honolulu County.  There is generally no risk of transmission in Hawai‘i, as the type of mosquito that is capable of transmitting malaria to humans is not known to be present within the state.

At the 2023 Grand Challenges Annual Meeting, Bill Gates, Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announced new investments to advance access to mRNA research and vaccine manufacturing technology that will support low- and middle-income countries’ (LMICs) capacity to develop high-quality, lifesaving vaccines at scale.

Turkana County in northwestern Kenya was supposed to be the land that malaria forgot. An arid, windy region abutting Uganda, South Sudan and Ethiopia, its climate was thought to be too dry for the mosquitoes that harbor malaria-causing parasites, and thus it has been excluded from national efforts to prevent the spread of the disease.

1. In this drug efficacy study, the percentage of patients with malaria following artemisinin-based combination anti-malarial therapy increased steadily between 2016 and 2019. 2. Mutations in the Pkfelch13 gene were highly associated with resistance to artemisinin-based therapy as well as deletions of the hrp2 and hrp3 genes, which current histidine-rich protein 2 (HRP2) rapid diagnostic

To accelerate access to the newest and most effective tools to fight malaria, the Global Fund is taking steps to introduce and scale up dual-active ingredient nets.

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has reported a decline in monsoon-related diseases in Mumbai.

A malaria vaccine that could protect millions of children against the parasite-borne disease is expected to roll out early next year. It follows another formula that has already had moderate success.

Between January and October this year, Binga District in Matabeleland North Province has seen an increase in malaria-related deaths, with 26 fatalities compared...

Karnataka former CM and senior BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai says they will no longer remain silent and will take strict action if Hindu sentiments are hurt.

Arkansas has confirmed its first locally acquired malaria case in 40 years, prompting heightened awareness and preventive efforts across the state