It poses a particular problem for South Africa which has set itself the goal of eliminating malaria by 2018. South Africa has a long history of intense malaria control activities. South Africa was a pioneer in one of the early methods adopted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to fight malaria. Until now it was thought that only this species was responsible for ongoing malaria transmission in South Africa. The trouble with outdoor vectorsIt's now clear that the drivers of malaria in South Africa are more complicated than previously believed.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 25, 2017 07:30 UTC