1.   ...malarial parasites.

2.   Almost all these deaths are caused by Plasmodium falciparum, one of the four species of malarial parasite that infect people.

3.   But it also deprives malarial parasites of a hospitable habitat, thereby resisting invasion by the parasites.

4.   It may be a mosquito transferring malarial parasites from its gut to the blood cells and liver of a human victim.

5.   Scientists hope that such genetically modified mosquitoes could one day be used in the wild to combat the spread of the malarial parasite from mosquitoes to humans.

6.   A medical bulletin earlier Thursday said the cardiac problem caused by a malarial parasite had been corrected.

7.   A medical bulletin on Thursday said the cardiac problem caused by a malarial parasite had been corrected.

8.   Heavy rains, stagnating water because of a poor sewage system and high temperatures have provided ideal breeding grounds for the malarial parasite.

9.   Heavy rains, stagnating water because of a poor sewage system and high temperatures have helped in the breeding of mosquitoes, which carry the malarial parasite.

10.   The vaccine that the WHO wants to test aims to block the transmission of malarial parasites from one person to another, Chang said.