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PRO/AH/EDR> Invasive mosquito – New Caledonia

Other Human Disease -- Collectivité spéciale de New Caledonia, FranceHealth officials in New Caledonia have discovered the presence of the type of mosquito which can carry malaria.But the officials say there is no risk to the public because the parasite that triggers the disease is not present in the territory.It is not known when and how the _Anopheles_ mosquitoes entered New Caledonia but they are now established in the area of La Tontouta, north of Noumea.Malaria is found in other Read more [...]