Mosquitoes, other blood-sucking flies have been spreading malaria for up to 100 million years
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 - 11:50
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The microorganisms that cause malaria, leishmaniasis and a variety of other illnesses today can be traced back at least to the time of dinosaurs, a study of amber-preserved blood-sucking insects and ticks show.