situation in many countries is unstable and ‘extremely difficult to predict’.
mining, all of which result in the clearance of dense forest.
about the changes in the populations of insects that spread the diseases.
the best method for identifying the mosquitoes that spread malaria in Africa.
This method involves examining the mosquitoes’ chromosomes.
strains of the worms with them.
because of the WHO’s control programmes, the situation is unpredictable.
people worldwide, is caused by four species of the parasite genus Plasmodium.
of these insects is seriously neglected.
that favour Anopheles darlingi, a mosquito that spreads the parasites efficiently.
homes. It also flies much farther than other anopheline species in the area.
and rubber have worsened the situation by providing a new habitat for A.
increased sharply in this population.