Tag: malaria resurgence Africa

A New Malaria-Spreading Species Threatens Counties across Kenya

The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) is currently running surveillance across multiple counties to track the spread of a new malaria vector, Anopheles stephensi, which is emerging as a significant public health concern in Kenya. Field teams comprising entomologists, drivers and community health promoters are actively collecting mosquito larvae from identified breeding sites in both rural and peri-urban areas, using GPS-enabled tools to map […]...