Brazilian researchers have discovered chemical compounds in marine sponges that have the potential to eliminate the malaria ...

A large-scale study tracing human disease history back 37,000 years has identified harmful bacteria, viruses and parasites ...

The CDC issued its first U.S. malaria warning in 20 years last summer after cases of locally acquired, mosquito-transmitted malaria cropped up not only in Florida, but Texas, Arkansas, and Maryland.

They’ve also come to finally squash an ancient killer, malaria, which has now been eliminated everywhere else in the country save for this last foothold in the mountains.

But a study published Wednesday in Nature paints a different picture — and may change the way scientists and historians view this ancient pathogen. Malaria is at least 5,500 years old, the study ...

Pathogens such as malaria and measles were also being investigated. In a bid to contain the spread, Hong Kong announced last week tighter airport screenings for passengers flying in from ...

The combination of climate change and pathogen expansion could be fueling a surge in infectious diseases. GEN consulted ...

When attacking a plant, pathogens must deliver proteins into their victim's cells. The causal agent of potato late blight uses a system that is remarkably similar to that used by the malaria ...

Once the samples are analyzed and we understand the pathogen, we will design a targeted response plan. In the meantime, our teams will continue providing supportive care and improving risk ...

The World Health Organization on Tuesday listed 17 pathogens that cause widespread disease and death, including HIV, malaria and tuberculosis, for which it said new vaccines were "urgently needed ...