First evidence of how the Asian malaria mosquito is spreading drug-resistant malaria in Africa

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Research has led to the discovery of the role played by the Asian malaria mosquito (Anopheles stephensi) in the spread of drug and diagnosis-resistant malaria in Africa. Malaria is caused by a parasite which is spread by the bite of blood-sucking mosquitoes. According to the WHO, there were an estimated 247 million cases of malaria worldwide in 2021 with over 600,000 deaths, mostly in Africa.  Children under 5 accounted for about 80% of all malaria deaths in the region.

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