World & Nation
One poster shows a mother and child in Myanmar holding antimalarial medicine.
April 25, 2019
Despite progress toward preventing the spread of malaria, the world is moving too slowly toward elimination of the disease, which still claims hundreds of thousands of lives each year, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
Dec. 12, 2016
Science & Medicine
LONDON (AP) — Eliminating malaria, the mosquito-borne scourge that kills more than 860,000 people a year, would be a dream come true for millions — but medical experts say right now that goal remains completely unrealistic.
March 11, 2014
Travel & Experiences
Tourists thrive on the white beaches of Africa’s eastern coast, cooled by the breeze that sweeps off the Indian Ocean and sustained by a diet of giant prawns.
Nov. 22, 1986
Malaria’s sting spreads as temperatures rise
July 22, 2007
In Kenya’s highlands, where it once was rare, Africa’s biggest killer has found new territory.
California
WHERE THERE’S WATER, there are mosquitoes.
Sept. 12, 2005
Research in Africa has found that a one-time dose of an experimental drug protected adults against malaria for at least six months.
Oct. 31, 2022