Author: Chia-Yu Chen, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Wits Research Institute for Malaria, University of the Witwatersrand

Mosquitoes use gut bacteria to fight the malaria they transmit – scientists are exploring how to use this to end the disease

Chia-Yu Chen, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Wits Research Institute for Malaria, University of the WitwatersrandLeave a Comment on Mosquitoes use gut bacteria to fight the malaria they transmit – scientists are exploring how to use this to end the disease

The months of September to May are an unfortunate season in South Africa: malaria season. The mosquito-borne disease is found in the north-eastern districts of KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces. There are fewer malaria cases in South Africa compared to other African countries. The World Health Organization estimated there were over 10 million cases of […]

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