Modernizing Our Arsenal Against Malaria
The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in a new era of biotech innovation, with the rapid development of new treatments, vaccines, and data-based approaches to public health. Now, a similar mobilization is needed to stay ahead of the constantly evolving malaria parasite and the mosquitos that carry it.
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GENEVA – Consider the humble mosquito. When compared to some of the world’s most notorious and vicious predators, it might not look like much. And yet it has killed more people in history than any other creature. As a carrier for some of the world’s deadliest diseases, including malaria, yellow fever, Zika, dengue, and chikungunya, it instills fear in tens of millions of people around the world.