Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Leading scientists are warning that “urgent action” is needed to protect millions as current medicine is proving ineffective ...

Rising temperatures are reshaping malaria and dengue dynamics, revealing contrasting trends driven by urbanization, disease control, and socioeconomic factors.

Efforts by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Marcia Castro to track the spread of malaria in Brazil and to prevent future cases were highlighted in a Sept. 1 Monga Bay article. The article ...

CIUDAD GUAYANA, Venezuela (Reuters) - On a recent morning in Venezuela's southern jungle state of Bolivar, Amanda Santamaria, her two sons, one daughter-in-law, and a granddaughter lined up in front ...

Newswise — Mosquitoes kill more people each year than any other animal. In 2023, the blood-sucking insects infected a reported 263 million people with malaria, leading to nearly 600,000 deaths, 80% of ...

For years, climate scientists have cautioned that the warming world could create conditions where animals, insects and other creatures would establish themselves in places they had not been found ...

Southern Africa is suffering a malaria surge. Countries including Botswana, Eswatini, Namibia and Zimbabwe are experiencing outbreaks of the disease, which causes fevers and chills and kills 600,000 ...

Anopheles stephensi, a mosquito species non-native to Africa, is spreading across the continent, complicating malaria-control efforts. How big a threat are these mosquitoes, and how prepared are ...

New findings shed light on what’s making the parasite less treatable using the drug that’s considered a first line of defense. The main drug that has been in use for decades to combat malaria in ...

Dengue and malaria can look similar in children. Learn the key differences, warning signs, treatment approaches and when a ...

Dengue and malaria are different diseases that need different treatment approaches and can become severe if not treated ...

Leading scientists are warning that “urgent action” is needed to protect millions as current medicine is proving ineffective against a strain of the mosquito-borne illness Smith Collection/Gado/Getty ...