Dangerous mosquito species detected in another country

In a written statement, Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, General Director of Health Services (GHS), stated that during routine malaria screening throughout the country, a species of mosquito called “Anopheles stephensi” was detected. ”, which spreads the disease faster.

Expressing that this species, which transmits malaria the fastest, adapts to different climatic conditions, Kuma-Aboagye noted that a working group has been established in the country to coordinate the control of this species.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Anopheles stephensi, which is native to parts of South Asia and the Arabian Peninsula, has been detected in 5 countries in Africa in the last 10 years.

The Ghana Food and Drug Administration approved the new malaria vaccine, R21, developed by the University of Oxford, on April 13.

EVERY 2 MINUTES A CHILD LOSES THEIR LIFE

malaria, which is transmitted by the bite of parasitic mosquitoes and occurs after an average incubation period of 7 days; It manifests with flu-like symptoms such as fever, chills, sweating, headache, nausea, vomiting, muscle pain, and weakness.

Malaria, which is one of the deadliest diseases, killing a child every 2 minutes, is mostly seen in Africa.

While an average of 500,000 people die every year across the continent from malaria, half of the deaths are children. (AA)