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May

2021

By The African Mirror

We’re a step closer to figuring out why mosquitoes bite some people and not others

SCIENCE, TECH AND INNOVATION

MOSQUITOES contribute to the transmission of life-threatening diseases that include Zika, dengue, chikungunya, Rift Valley fever and malaria. Of these, malaria carries the most risk accounting for 229 million cases and more than 400,000 deaths in 2019. Africa accounted for 67% (274 000) of all malaria deaths worldwide. MADELIEN WOODING, Chromatographic Officer and Researcher, University of Pretoria YVETTE NAUDÉ, Manager: Chromatography Mass Spectrometry, University of Pretoria Malaria is caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. Vector control strategies such as indoor residual spraying and long-lasting insecticidal net programmes have played a…

Apr

2021

By The African Mirror

Disruptions to immunisation put millions of children at risk – U.N.

HEALTH

MILLIONS of children whose immunisations have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in Africa, are now at risk from life-threatening diseases such as measles, polio, yellow fever and diphtheria, U.N. health agencies has warned. Gaps in vaccination coverage have already led to serious measles outbreaks in Pakistan and Yemen, the agencies said, and are likely to lead to more epidemics as more regular childhood vaccinations are missed. Compared to 2020, some progress has been made in restoring routine vaccinations disrupted by the pandemic, but more than a third of the 135 countries that responded to a World Health Organization…