Global population growth and migration from rural areas to cities has resulted in human settlements being concentrated in urban areas.
The University of Pretoria Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP ISMC) is assisting in the design and testing of an innovative solar-powered trap to monitor mosquito populations, especially in areas where malaria and arboviruses require vector control.
Mosquitoes are insect vectors of deadly diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, Zika virus, lymphatic filariasis and West Nile fever. They transmit disease to hundreds of millions of people, resulting in up to a million deaths annually.
A large international collaborative effort, including researchers from the University of Pretoria (UP), the University of Cape Town (UCT) and partners, has resulted in the identification of a new chemical compound that can potentially eliminate malaria.
The recent deaths of two women in Doornpoort in the north of Pretoria due to malaria is causing panic among people living in Tshwane.
A vast number of people and goods from across the world enter South Africa through its points of entry on a daily basis. Along with these people and goods, it is without question that a high volume of tiny living organisms enters the country as well.
The female Anopheles mosquito is the biggest killer on the African continent.
Fly maggots can be used to reduce organic waste products that are a source of pollution and costly to manage, while simultaneously producing a cheap and sustainable source of protein.
Malaria retains a strong footprint throughout the tropical areas of the world despite the success of interventions for malaria reduction achieved over the past decade.
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