Malaria mosquitoes putting up resistance

Friday, October 28, 2011 - 14:30 in Health & Medicine

After a significant fall in malaria in Africa over recent years, the disease is making a disquieting return. The deployment of new, highly effective treatments and distribution of millions of insecticide treated bednets have helped check this terrible disease’s progress. However, scientists have observed a new leap in the number of cases since the end of 2010 in the village of Dielmo, Senegal.

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