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Researchers explored the reasons for the greater attractiveness of some individuals to mosquitoes.

The number of disease-carrying mosquitoes in a Brazilian city dropped by up to 96% after hundreds of genetically modified male mosquitoes were released, New Scientist reported. The U.K. biotech company Oxitec is releasing these male mosquitoes in other locations of the world to control illnesses that mosquitoes spread, such as dengue, malaria, and Zika.

A malaria outbreak in Ethiopia earlier this year has been linked to an invasive species of mosquito that can persist throughout the dry season, complicating the fight to prevent the insects’ spread

“No single tool is the magic wand to end malaria transmission in Ghana and by extension, Africa. We have to embrace other tools—we need an integrated approach, including gene drive to eliminate malaria”

The number of disease-carrying mosquitoes in a Brazilian city dropped by up to 96% after hundreds of genetically modified male mosquitoes were released, New Scientist reported. The U.K. biotech company Oxitec is releasing these male mosquitoes in other locations of the world to control illnesses that mosquitoes spread, such as dengue, malaria, and Zika.

The government's commitment to eradicating malaria by 2024 is facing a tough challenge. The infection rate this year is 2.5 times higher than last year, with 8,229 cases and counting.

A young researcher in Uganda tackles two problems at one go: the infectious disease and too much spoilt milk.

The development of an effective vaccine for malaria has proved to be far more challenging than developing a vaccine to protect people from COVID-19. S

Lancaster University is part of the Malaria Modellers in Africa consortium (MaModAfrica) which has been awarded a multi-million-pound contract by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Of climate change says the wellbeing of people worldwide is at the mercy of an addiction to fossil fuel. the annual review in the lancet medicaljournal says global warming is increasingly affecting the foundations of human health. the report says heat—related deaths are rising, along with mosquito—borne diseases such as malaria and dengue fever. professor kathryn bowen from the university of melbourne is one of the reports authors. we know that deaths can arise from floods, for example, from...