Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja on Thursday informed that a new genus of malaria called ''plasmodium ovale'' has been detected in the state. The disease was detected in a soldier who travelled from ...

Approximately 1,300 cases of malaria are reported each year in the United States; nearly all of these cases occur in travelers, many of whom fail to receive or adhere to prescribed chemoprophylaxis or ...

Malaria is a lethal parasitic infectious disease caused by Plasmodium protozoa. Despite significant advancements in ...

There is no reason to worry as the health minister has said that the spread of the disease can be avoided with timely treatment and preventive measures At a time when Kerala is grappling with a ...

The health department has issued a caution against a new type of malaria Plasmodium Ovale. Health minister K K Shailaja said the new type of malaria, which is commonly found in western Africa, has ...

Current Science is a fortnightly journal published since 1932 by the Current Science Association, Bangalore (India) in collaboration with the Indian Academy of Sciences. The journal covers all ...

The genomes of the two least common species of human malaria parasites have been revealed. These sequences will enable improved surveillance and diagnosis of these rarer parasites that still cause ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A rare type of malarial infection was detected in an army man who came to the District Hospital in Kannur with symptoms of the disease. He was found to have been infected with ...

Check out what the area of Science and Technology has been upto this week. From ISRO’S 42nd Communication Satellite to a new kind of Plasmodium causing deadly malaria- Take a look at the detailed list ...

The prevalence of malaria infection in 102 paired maternal-blood and umbilical cord-blood samples was assessed by microscopy and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in a holoendemic area in Kenya.