Increased Threat of Urban Malaria from Anopheles stephensi Mosquitoes, Africa

Malaria continues to be a major health threat in Africa, mainly in rural areas. Recently, the urban malaria vector Anopheles stephensi invaded Djibouti and Ethiopia, potentially spreading to other areas of Africa. Urgent action is needed to prevent urban malaria epidemics from emerging and causing a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2019-07, Vol.25 (7), p.1431-1433
Hauptverfasser: Takken, Willlem, Lindsay, Steve
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Malaria continues to be a major health threat in Africa, mainly in rural areas. Recently, the urban malaria vector Anopheles stephensi invaded Djibouti and Ethiopia, potentially spreading to other areas of Africa. Urgent action is needed to prevent urban malaria epidemics from emerging and causing a public health disaster.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2507.190301