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| Anopheles gambiae, Pict by: BBC |
Scientists have identified a new type of mosquito, Anopheles gambiae is a subgroup, the insect species responsible for most malaria transmission in Africa
new type mosquito was discovered by Dr. Michelle Riehle, from the Institute Pasteur in Paris, France along with his colleagues, during their four years researching mosquitoes by taking samples from the ponds and puddles in Burkina Faso.
when examining insect in the laboratory, they found many genetic differences from the Insect gambiae A previously recorded.
But Pasteur team-member Dr Ken Vernick cautioned significane That these mosquitoes for malaria transmission Had yet to be established.
comment on this study, Dr. Gareth Lycett, a malaria researcher from the Liverpool school of tropical medicine in the uk said "it was an interesting advance Important That Might have implication for tracking malaria
According to WHO there are over 200 million cases of malaria worldwide each year, resulting in hundreds of thousands were killed, most of them in Africa
Malaria caused by plasmodium parasites. parasite is spread to people through the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito.
new type mosquito was discovered by Dr. Michelle Riehle, from the Institute Pasteur in Paris, France along with his colleagues, during their four years researching mosquitoes by taking samples from the ponds and puddles in Burkina Faso.
when examining insect in the laboratory, they found many genetic differences from the Insect gambiae A previously recorded.
But Pasteur team-member Dr Ken Vernick cautioned significane That these mosquitoes for malaria transmission Had yet to be established.
comment on this study, Dr. Gareth Lycett, a malaria researcher from the Liverpool school of tropical medicine in the uk said "it was an interesting advance Important That Might have implication for tracking malaria
According to WHO there are over 200 million cases of malaria worldwide each year, resulting in hundreds of thousands were killed, most of them in Africa
Malaria caused by plasmodium parasites. parasite is spread to people through the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito.
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