Invasive mosquitoes could fuel malaria upsurge in Africa

A worker carries out indoor residual spraying to fight against mosquitoes in Bugesera District. According to statistics from
RBC, Rwanda recorded a drop in malaria incidence from 400 per 1,000 in 2016 to 89 per 1,000 in 2021. A new study has
linked an invasive insecticide-resistant mosquito to an unprecedented urban outbreak of malaria in Ethiopia, and warned
that it can fuel an upsurge of cases in various African countries. Photo: File.
A worker carries out indoor residual spraying to fight against mosquitoes in Bugesera District. According to statistics from RBC, Rwanda recorded a drop in malaria incidence from 400 per 1,000 in 2016 to 89 per 1,000 in 2021. A new study has linked an invasive insecticide-resistant mosquito to an unprecedented urban outbreak of malaria in Ethiopia, and warned that it can fuel an upsurge of cases in various African countries. Photo: File.
Hudson Kuteesa