Anopheles mosquito
Malaria parasites amid red blood cells
Wooden huts on river
Mosquito nets in dormitory
Testing blood
Man with thermometer
Niger mother and child
Mosquito lab
Man spraying pesticide
Man stripping tree bark
Malaria street performers
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Anopheles Mosquito
Her abdomen full of blood that will nourish her eggs, a female Anopheles mosquito takes to the air. Her next landing may be a dangerous one—for the human who receives her bite. The female Anopheles mosquito is the only insect capable of carrying the human malaria parasite.
Photograph by Hugh Sturrock

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