Malaria — Kenya
Scientists are warning that malaria cases in the country could see a rapid increase after a study was conducted on a highly aggressive invasive weed known scientifically as _Parthenium hysterophorus_, and locally as famine weed.
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) says the weed could increase malaria incidence in East Africa since it has the ability to sustain the malaria-transmitting mosquito, _Anopheles gambiae_, by extending its life even in the absence of a
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