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Today (April 25) marks World Malaria Day. Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by blood parasites of the genus Plasmodium that are transmitted to humans by female Anopheles mosquitoes. Annually, about 240 million people fall ill with malaria, while those with a fatal outcome are over 620,000 (WHO, 2022).

Vector control is a very effective way to reduce malaria transmission. This is another confirmation of why mosquito population control is necessary, especially due to the climate changes we are witnessing today. The data suggest that an increase in temperature, humidity and rainfall (all caused by climate change) is helping to spread mosquito populations in places where they have not been recorded before, resulting in the expansion of the distribution of this disease.

Figure source: https://www.educationworld.in/world-malaria-day-2019-zero-malaria-starts-with-me/