New trial of vector control tools addressing Aedes begins in IDP camps in Nigeria.
A new field evaluation trial in Internally Displaced Person camps in Borno State will evaluate the effectiveness of two vector control products on the Aedes mosquito, which transmits diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever. Communities living in IDP camps in northeast Nigeria face a high risk from these diseases because of the high […]
New threat of malaria ‘not previously seen before’ highlighted in Lancet Global Health paper
A paper published in The Lancet Global Health journal in November is sounding the alarm about the growing threat of malaria potentially spreading to countries where the disease is not typically endemic. The rapid increase in the population of an invasive species of mosquito Anopheles Stephensi across urban settings from east to west Africa, poses […]