Malaria death rates have dropped, but mosquitoes are quickly adapting to insecticides. What now?

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Stop bugging!

  • 19 september 2017
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Malaria death rates have dropped to half a million a year, but mosquitoes are quickly adapting to insecticides. Good for them, but an ongoing challenge for entomologist Dr Alexandra Hiscox (WUR). Is there a solution that will end this arms race for good?

She will discuss this on thursday 21st. Read more about this lecture.

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