Malaria is the most common tropical disease ... eradicated in 44 countries and the French Indian Ocean territory of La Réunion. Of the 83 countries where it still occurs, 25 now have fewer ...

Halidou Tinto, a professor of parasitology and regional director of the Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante (IRSS), based in Burkina Faso, said: “Frequent malaria infections can impair ...

A mystery illness found in a remote part of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been officially identified as a severe form of malaria. The disease has sickened nearly 600 people, mostly children ...

Doctors noticed that patients who had sickle cell anemia, a serious hereditary blood disease, were more likely to survive malaria, a disease which kills some 1.2 million people every year.

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Unica Cardoso, 35, center in blue-purple headwrap, waits in line for ...