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The mosquito
Transmitting parasites from person to person, the blood-feeding mosquito is the crucial link in the malaria cycle. Explore research into mosquito genetics, the rise of insecticide resistance that has so hampered attempts at control, and attempts to combat this most dangerous of vectors.
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A Wellcome Trust Translation Award will help trial a pioneering approach to combat mosquito-borne diseases using genetically sterilised insects. 08/02/10
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Infecting mosquitoes with a bacterial parasite could help prevent the spread of lymphatic filariasis, a tropical diseases of the developing world. 02/10/09
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features
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Charles Mbogo in Kenya aims to understand the ecology of mosquito vectors and how that influences the transmission of malaria. 01/11/02
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Some of the key weapons in the fight against mosquitoes – insecticides – have become almost useless as the insects gain resistance to the chemicals. Janet Hemingway is investigating why. 03/10/02
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The transmission of malaria involves many types of mosquito, complicating the picture of human infection and disease. 11/08/04
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Female Anopheles species mosquitoes are the only invertebrate vector of malaria parasites. 11/08/04
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Only female mosquitos drink blood, and bite usually between sunset and sunrise.
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