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Spread of invasive malaria mosquito from Asia to Africa traced in new genomic study

A genomic surveillance study has shed new light on how an invasive urban malaria mosquito species spread from Asia to Africa, potentially threatening public health across a rapidly urbanizing continent where malaria is mainly concentrated in rural areas.

Spread of invasive malaria mosquito from Asia to Africa traced in new genomic study
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A genomic surveillance study has shed new light on how an invasive urban malaria mosquito species spread from Asia to Africa, potentially threatening public health across a rapidly urbanizing continent where malaria is mainly concentrated in rural areas.

Originally published at Phys.org

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