LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Eliminating malaria in many parts of the world where risk of the disease is high may be less difficult than previously thought, international researchers said on Tuesday ...

Tropical cyclones in Madagascar lead to sharp spikes in malaria infections – particularly in children – due to interruptions ...

Despite progress toward controlling malaria, it remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly in Africa, where 95% of malaria deaths occur according to the World Health ...

Ninety-five percent of malaria infections and 96% of malaria deaths occur in the World Health Organization’s Africa Region. Children under 5 account for over 80% of deaths, with pregnant women ...

The world's first successful malaria vaccine RTS,S, developed by British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline, only targets falciparum malaria.

Malaria-transmitting Anopheles mosquitoes have, on average, moved to higher elevations by around 21 feet a year and southward by nearly 3 miles a year, a Georgetown University report found.

The world's second vaccine against malaria was launched on Monday as the Ivory Coast began a routine vaccine program using shots developed by the University of Oxford and the Serum Institute of India.

The Central African Republic is the first country to receive thousands of doses of a new malaria vaccine recommended by the World Health Organization last October.

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