A new, comprehensive map of all the genes essential for blood infections in Plasmodium knowlesi (P. knowlesi), a parasite ...

People are to be sent to mainland Europe to be deliberately infected with a form of malaria so scientists can study its effects. Researchers from the Oxford Vaccine Group want to understand more about ...

Georgia was endemic to at least three species of the malaria parasite - Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium ...

Scientists are exploring the key proteins and metabolic pathways in Plasmodium falciparum to develop new drugs to prevent malaria. Pink block arrows indicate the steps inhibited by antimalarial ...

Plasmodium vivax is a type of malaria that can remain dormant in the liver. It can reactivate months or even years after a person was first infected, causing relapsing infections. Scientists from the ...

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 ...