Jeremy Herren, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
Mosquitoes that had Microsporidia MB - a tiny parasitic fungus - never became infected with malaria.
A group of men protest while pulling a cart carrying the body of Vitallis Ochilo Owino in the Mathare slums of Nairobi, Kenya, on May 4, 2020. Vitallis Ochilo Owino was allegedly beaten to death by police officers while walking in the streets after curfew hours.
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While more people are using the internet and social media during the pandemic, they aren’t entirely happy with what they see.
People observing social distancing as they queue for mass testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus in a Nairobi suburb.
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The pandemic coincides with the long rainy season in Kenya. Rain increases mosquito breeding sites, vector density and thus transmission of mosquito-borne diseases.
A woman walks past a police armed vehicle in Eastleigh - Nairobi’s “little Mogadishu”
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Myiasis, a neglected tropical disease, can cause severe clinical outbreaks in humans and animals with potential economic losses in the livestock industry.
A woman walks past a graffiti by Anthony Kihoro in Kenya sensitising people about the coronavirus.
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Non-traditional storytellers are challenging customary journalistic practices by giving ordinary people a chance to control the news narrative.
A public health worker takes details from a man volunteering to be tested for COVID-19 in the bustling Kawangware market in Nairobi.
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As COVID-19 cases continue to increase in Kenya, there is a looming threat for escalated disease and death due to the many people with chronic conditions.
Pupils take exams in a Kenyan school.
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Benta A. Abuya, African Population and Health Research Center
Study presents a model that can be scaled to improve learning outcomes and transition rates for young people living in urban informal settlements.
Grafitti artists from Mathare Roots Youth Organisation pose in front of their latest mural advocating safety practices to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Nairobi/Kenya.
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