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

A new malaria mosquito is emerging in African cities, with potentially devastating consequences for those living there, according to a new study.The larvae of Anopheles stephensi — India’s main mosquito vector of malaria — are now “abundantly present” in locations across Africa, researchers from The Netherlands’ Radboud University Medical Center and Ethiopia’s Armauer Hansen Research Institute said.

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