Mother Jones14h
Malaria Is Rising With a Vengeance, Killing Massive Numbers, Most in Africa
A separate report published last month by the Malaria Atlas Project and Boston Consulting Group, with funding from the Gates ...
Mosquito genetics may explain why Zika virus outbreaks are rare in Africa: Climate change could shift the balance
A study reveals that Africa's low rates of Zika virus outbreaks may be due to a surprising factor: the genetic makeup of ...
Voice of America25d
Urban mosquito sparks malaria surge in East Africa
The spread of a mosquito in East Africa that thrives in urban areas and is immune to insecticide is fueling a surge in malaria that could reverse decades of progress against the disease ...
Hardest-hit Nigeria is latest African country to provide malaria vaccine to young children
There are now 17 countries giving new malaria vaccines to young children, the WHO report said. Nigeria began its campaign ...
EurekAlert!3d
Mosquito genetics may explain why Zika virus outbreaks are rare in Africa -- But climate change could shift the balance
A new study reveals that Africa’s low rates of Zika virus outbreaks may be due to a surprising factor: the genetic makeup of ...
Digital Journal26d
Urban mosquito sparks malaria surge in East Africa
“We don’t yet fully understand the biology and behaviour of this mosquito,” Charles Mbogo, president of the Pan-African Mosquito Control Association, told AFP. “Possibly it is climate ...