In 2012, Djibouti had effectively eliminated malaria within its borders, with just 27 cases recorded for the entire year. Then came Anopheles stephensi, an invasive mosquito species native to South Asia that is uniquely adapted to urban life, breeding in water tanks, buckets and construction sites rather than rural swamps. By 2020, Djibouti’s malaria cases…
Amsterdam, Netherlands – A malaria vaccine being developed by the Gates Foundation-backed Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands is drawing growing concern due to its innovative and controversial use of genetically modified mosquitoes as “flying syringes” to deliver live-attenuated Plasmodium falciparum parasites to humans. While the initiative aims to combat malaria, questions are being…
A member of the Eiye cult group, Adekunle Adebajo, also known as Kunle Polly, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command in connection with the recent brutal dropping of an alleged Aye known as “Mosquito” a few days ago in Ijebu Ode. According to Naija Confra, after Mosquito was dropped, his hand was…
At least 2.9 million insecticide-treated nets are to be distributed to the citizens across the 17 Local Government Areas of Plateau State as part of efforts to prevent malaria in the state. The Senior Programme Officer, Breakthrough Action Nigeria, Dr Olusola Adeoye, announced this in Jos on Monday when she led members of her team…
