Nitisinone, a drug that is already used to treat two genetic diseases, could be repurposed to control the spread of malaria, ...

Low doses of a drug already approved for treating rare genetic conditions in humans kills mosquitoes dead. Scientists say it ...

A single dose of the drug nitisinone could render a person’s blood lethal to mosquitoes for five days, modelling suggests.

Mosquitoes are Mother Nature’s tiniest yet most persistent villains. They’re responsible for malaria, which remains one of ...

Nitisinone was shown to last longer than ivermectin in the human bloodstream and was able to kill not only mosquitoes of all ...

Explore the potential of nitisinone as a mosquito killer. A new drug shows promise in the fight against malaria-carrying ...

A new drug called nitisinone, which makes human blood poisonous to mosquitoes, could be a vital new tool to fight malaria.

In the fight against malaria, controlling the mosquito population is crucial. Several methods are currently used to reduce ...

Avoid stagnant water around the house — in plant trays, buckets, or open containers — as these serve as breeding grounds for mosquitoes ...

Chief Officer for Preventive and Promotive, Janerose Tioko, stated that malaria accounted for 30 percent of the reported ...

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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 ...