Malaria
MONDO:0005136Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease caused by a parasite that commonly infects a certain type of mosquito which feeds on humans. Infection with malaria parasites may result in a wide variety of symptoms, ranging from absent or very mild symptoms to severe disease and even death. People who get malaria are typically very sick with high fevers, shaking chills, and flu-like illness. In general, malaria is a curable disease if diagnosed and treated promptly and correctly.Treatment depends on many factors including disease severity, the species of malaria parasite causing the infection and the part of the world in which the infection was acquired.
Also known as: plasmodiosis
170 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 135 tagged with Malaria itself.
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Sub-types of Malaria
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Plasmodium falciparum malaria 79 trials
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Plasmodium vivax malaria 28 trials
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Cerebral malaria 2 trials
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Mixed malaria 1 trial
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Plasmodium malariae malaria 0 trials
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Plasmodium ovale malaria 0 trials
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Blackwater fever 0 trials
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Can a new vaccine stop malaria in its tracks?
Vaccine Stopped earlyThis early-stage trial is testing a new malaria vaccine candidate, called Pfs48/45, in healthy adults aged 18 to 45 in the UK. The vaccine is designed to block the malaria parasite from spreading, and it's given with an adjuvant called Matrix-M to boost the immune response. The s…
Early phase 1 • Sponsor: University of Oxford • Aim: Vaccine
Last updated Aug 09, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New malaria pill for tiny infants studied, but trial stopped early
Disease control Stopped earlyThis study tested a new, easy-to-dissolve malaria tablet in infants and newborns weighing less than 5 kg who had uncomplicated malaria. The goal was to see how the medicine worked in the body, how safe it was, and how well it treated the infection. The trial was stopped early aft…
Phase 2/3 • Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:10 UTC