After almost two decades of substantial reductions in the global burden of malaria, progress has stagnated.Global scientific and policy leaders agree that to achieve malaria eradication, interventions ...

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Researchers used a $2.3 million grant from NCInnovation, which supports commercializing research discoveries, to develop a ...

Ticks are parasites that bite and feed on humans and pets. They can spread Lyme disease and other infections. Here's what to ...

The AI microscope will automate the tedious job of fecal egg counting, which is used to identify parasites in farm animals.

In a case of serious medical error, an 18-year-old man was treated for six months for tuberculosis (TB) when he actually had ...

The innovative findings leave researchers hopeful. Scientists create incredible new weapon in fight against disease-carrying ...

Researchers at the University of Georgia's Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases have developed the first test to ...

Monoclonal antibodies provide protection against a wide range of infectious microbes, and now, in a series of elegant ...

Some parasites can infect human eyes. Without treatment, these infections can lead to eye pain, vision problems, and in some cases, blindness. Parasites are organisms that live in, or on, another ...

Malaria parasites, which kill nearly 600,000 people a year, mostly children, are spread by female mosquitoes when they drink blood. Current efforts aim to kill mosquitoes with insecticide rather ...

Malaria, which is responsible for over 500,000 deaths and more than 200 million infections annually, is caused by Plasmodium parasites that invade red blood cells. Drug resistance remains a ...