Wild chimpanzees inhabit various environments in Africa, from dense tropical rainforests to more open woodland and savannah ...

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 ...

A mystery illness found in a remote part of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been officially identified as a severe form of malaria. The disease has sickened nearly 600 people, mostly children ...

Malaria killed almost 600,000 people in 2023, as cases rose for the fifth consecutive year, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO). Biological threats such as rising ...

Opens in a new tab or window The mystery flu-like illness that killed dozens of people in southwest Congo in recent weeks might be malaria, according to results from laboratory samples of infected ...