The first locally transmitted malaria cases in two decades have been reported in Florida and Texas. Most U.S. malaria cases are travel-related. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a ...

Malaria is one of the most serious infectious diseases worldwide, caused by protozoan parasites of the Plasmodium genus. Among these, Plasmodium falciparum is the most dangerous species, leading to ...

Malaria remains one of the leading causes of death among children in sub-Saharan Africa, claiming more than 600,000 lives each year worldwide with limited efficacy in currently available treatments ...

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. An unusual series of small U.S. malaria outbreaks – attributed to mosquito bites occurring in Florida, Maryland ...

Every year, malaria kills more than 600,000 people worldwide. Most of them are children under 5 in sub-Saharan Africa. But the disease isn't confined to poor, rural areas—it's a global threat that ...