African Study Reveals High-Flying Mosquitoes Spread Pathogens

A groundbreaking study in West Africa has confirmed that mosquitoes migrating at high altitudes carry numerous pathogens, including those causing dengue and malaria. This discovery challenges conventional understanding of disease transmission, suggesting wind-borne dispersal contributes to outbreaks far from initial infection sites.

• Mosquitoes found carrying pathogens at 120-290 meters altitude.
• Study identifies 21 types of mosquito-borne pathogens in high-flyers.
• Discovery challenges previous assumptions about disease spread.
• Findings have global implications for disease surveillance and control.
• Research conducted in Mali and Ghana using helium balloon nets.

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