A molecular quality-control system in Anopheles mosquitoes-the species responsible for most of the world's malaria cases-is a ...

Epigenetics are one of life's primary drivers of adaptations. They are why human beings who live at high altitude have more oxygenated blood.

"It's really exciting to work with something that has not been engineered by man and unlock some of the secrets." Scientists ...

The Ministry of Health is set to conduct a second phase of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) in Turkana Central Subcounty in June.This is after the first phase was implemented in 2024 after the ...

The spectre of mosquito-borne diseases has once again cast a shadow over the country, with the recent death of a man in his 70s from Japanese encephalitis (JE) sparking an urgent health warning. This ...

With temperatures rising, officials at the Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control say that mosquitos that hibernated over the winter months will be waking up as the temperature exceeds 65 degrees.

Genetically engineered mosquito ... malaria vector in West Central Africa — to fungal spores. Some males were exposed to a wild-type fungal strain, while others were infected with a transgenic strain ...

Here, we summarize current concepts and facts on associations of parasite infections, namely schistosomiasis, opisthorchiasis, clonorchiasis, strongyloidiasis, malaria, and Chagas disease with human ...

The final breakthrough came in 1897 when Ronald Ross, in India, demonstrated that Plasmodium completed its life cycle in mosquitoes, proving they were malaria’s vectors. This scientific triumph ...

Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease that is caused by Plasmodium parasites. Patients with malaria experience flu-like symptoms and, in severe cases, the disease can progress to neurological ...