Chia-Yu Chen – The Conversation

A nurse prepares a dose of vaccine against malaria at a district hospital in Cameroon. Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images

April 23, 2026

Ending malaria in Africa: 5 essential reads on gains and challenges

Wale Fatade, The Conversation

Malaria is still endemic in Africa.

Les espèces de moustiques du complexe Anopheles gambiae peuvent transmettre le paludisme. Crédit: CDC/James Gathany via Wikimedia Commons

October 8, 2024

Chia-Yu Chen, University of the Witwatersrand and Shüné Oliver, National Institute for Communicable Diseases

On peut considérer qu'un moustique transmetteur du paludisme est un moustique malade. C'est là que les bactéries peuvent jouer un rôle utile.

Anopheles gambiae complex mosquito species can transmit malaria. CDC/James Gathany via Wikimedia Commons

August 19, 2024

Chia-Yu Chen, University of the Witwatersrand and Shüné Oliver, National Institute for Communicable Diseases

In a sense, a malaria-transmitting mosquito is a sick mosquito. This is where bacteria can help.