The bid for harmless mosquitoes

Malaria is caused by plasmodium parasites which are spread through bites from infected female Anopheles mosquitoes.

Mosquitoes.  The pesky creatures that transform nightfall into a nightmare. Worse than the buzzing sound that grates on one’s nerves, they transmit malaria, which according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, is the second biggest cause of reported deaths after respiratory infections.

Data from the 2015 Kenya Malaria Indicator Survey also showed that 27 per cent of children younger than 15 years were found to be positive for malaria in the lake region of Kenya. In 2016, malaria caused an estimated 3.5 million infections and just over 10,000 deaths in the region.