Scientists may have found a solution to stop the spread of malaria: poisoning mosquitoes with human blood. New research suggests that the mosquito-borne malady can be curbed by getting the insects ...

Scientists have discovered a previously unidentified species of mosquito along the coast of Kenya and Tanzania with potential ...

A drug for a rare disease makes human blood deadly to mosquitoes and could help in the fight against malaria, researchers have found. Several methods are currently used to reduce mosquito numbers ...

Mosquitoes are more than pests. They’re also a mortal threat, contributing to millions of cases of malaria a year. Fortunately for humans, however, a team of researchers has recently identified a ...

A promising strategy in the battle against malaria could offer a major step forward in controlling the mosquito-borne disease that continues to take a devastating toll in sub-Saharan Africa ...

Malaria, responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year worldwide, is caused by a parasite transmitted through the salivary glands of female Anopheles mosquitoes. Understanding the ...

Eunice Teah Dzagli, Health Promotion Officer at the Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate (GARHD) says the use of ...

Female Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes transmit malaria parasites between humans. This particular female glows green due to a diet containing fluorescein, which appears green under ultraviolet light ...