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*Anopheles gambiae* complex mosquito species can transmit malaria. CDC/James Gathany via Wikimedia Commons

August 19, 2024

Mosquitoes use gut bacteria to fight the malaria they transmit – scientists are exploring how to use this to end the disease

Chia-Yu Chen, University of the Witwatersrand and Shüné Oliver, National Institute for Communicable Diseases

In a sense, a malaria-transmitting mosquito is a sick mosquito. This is where bacteria can help.

The *anopheles gambiae* mosquito transmits malaria to humans. James Gathany/Everett Collection/Shutterstock

January 27, 2022

Curious Kids: What would happen if all the mosquitoes in the world disappeared?

Shüné Oliver, National Institute for Communicable Diseases

What we call mosquitoes are actually 3500 different types of insects, and they all behave differently.

A woman holds a baby in her arms as she sits on a bed under a mosquito net in the Koumassi district of Abidjan. Sia Kambou/AFP via Getty Images

May 5, 2020

Malaria still kills 1,100 a day. It can’t afford to lose resources to coronavirus

Fredros Okumu, Ifakara Health Institute

If not addressed, there will be many more deaths from malaria and other diseases, indirectly linked to COVID-19 disruptions.

A female *Anopheles stephensi* mosquito bites a human to get a blood meal through its pointed proboscis. A droplet of blood is expelled from the abdomen after having engorged itself. Jim Gathany/Wikimedia Commons

December 21, 2018

Using gene drives to control wild mosquito populations and wipe out malaria

Andrea Crisanti, Imperial College London and Kyros Kyrou, Imperial College London

Researchers are exploring genetic forms of population control called gene drives that spread traits faster that happens naturally. The goal is to curb mosquito-borne diseases like malaria.

A Malawian woman receives a bednet to protect her and her child from mosquitoes that spread malaria. MSF/ Wilfred Masebo

April 24, 2018

What’s holding Malawi back in its fight against malaria

Chikondi Mwendera, University of Pretoria

Malaria elimination in Malawi is lagging because research isn’t being used properly.

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