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por atanan vijayaruban hace 3 años

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New malaria mosquito emerges in African cities, and experts are worried

A new mosquito species, Anopheles stephensi, has emerged in African urban areas, causing significant concern among experts due to its efficiency in spreading malaria. This species, previously a primary vector in urban India, has now been found in city water containers across African cities, raising fears about a potential public health crisis.

New malaria mosquito emerges in African cities, and experts are worried

New malaria mosquito emerges in African cities, and experts are worried

questions I have

What are its living enviornments ( how long can it live, what temperature can it live at, etc)?
How many cases of malaria are these mosquitoes responivle for?
Is the mosquito carrying a new kind of malaria strain?

new words

Anopheles stephensi
Anopheles stephensi is a primary mosquito vector of malaria in urban India. (exact definition)
vectors
Vectors are used in science to describe anything that has both a direction and a magnitude. (exact definition)

summary

there is an abundant amount of these insects in city water containers.
This disease has a treatment and is preventable but there are still 409,000 deaths from 2019
The disease has entered southern europe and may soon affect northern europe.
this species of mosquito has researchers worried because it is an efficient spreader
A new malaria mosqito emerged in african cities