malaria
First Malaria Medicine for Newborns, Young Infants Approved
Swissmedic approved Coartem Baby as the first malaria medicine for newborns and young infants.
JULY 10, 2025
Country of Georgia Certified Malaria-Free by WHO
Following a nearly century-long effort, the country of Georgia has been certified malaria-free by the WHO, joining ...
JANUARY 29, 2025
10th Locally Acquired Malaria Case Identified in U.S.
During 2023, 10 cases of autochthonous malaria were diagnosed in the U.S. This follows 20 years without local ...
DECEMBER 18, 2024
Malaria Vaccine Candidate Provides Lasting Protection
NIH-sponsored research in Malian adults found that all tested regimens of an experimental malaria vaccine provided ...
AUGUST 16, 2024
Preventing Large Outbreaks of Malaria in Florida
Fighting a tiny foe to keep domestic cases of malaria at bay.
JUNE 19, 2024
Despite Inroads, Combating Malaria Remains a Challenge
U.S. patients without travel history coming down with malaria.
APRIL 24, 2024
New Test Cleared for Screening Malaria Blood Donors
The FDA cleared the cobas Malaria test, the first FDA-licensed test for screening blood donors for Plasmodium DNA ...
MARCH 25, 2024
Locally Acquired Malaria Reported in Florida, Texas—First Time in 20 Years
Most of the approximately 2,000 malaria cases diagnosed in the U.S. each year are in people who have traveled to ...
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Defunding Prevention Drove Rebound of Malaria in Peru
Malarial control programs in Amazonian Peru helped reduce the incidence of the deadly parasitic disease by 78%, ...
APRIL 25, 2023
3-Dose Malaria Vaccine Demonstrates Safety, Efficacy in West Africa
The Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite vaccine (PfSPZ, Sanaria), a three-dose regimen of a whole-parasite vaccine ...
JANUARY 5, 2023
mAb Effective at Preventing Malaria
One dose of a monoclonal antibody (mAb) safely protected healthy, nonpregnant adults from malaria infection during ...
DECEMBER 10, 2022
mAb Prevents Malaria in African Adults
An estimated 241 million cases of malaria occurred worldwide in 2020, resulting in an estimated 627,000 deaths, ...
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
