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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Scientists say an invasive mosquito species was likely responsible for a large malaria outbreak in Ethiopia earlier this year, a finding that experts called a worrying sign that progress against the disease is at risk of unraveling.<\/p>\n

The mosquito species, known as Anopheles stephensi, has mostly been seen in India and the Persian Gulf. In 2012, it was discovered in Djibouti and it has since been found in Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and Nigeria. The mosquitoes are suspected to be behind a recent rise in malaria in Djibouti, prompting the World Health Organization to try to stop the insects from spreading further in Africa.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, malaria scientist Fitsum Tadesse presented research at a meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine in Seattle, suggesting that the invasive mosquitoes were also responsible for an outbreak in Ethiopia.<\/p>\n

In January, health officials in Dire Dawa, a major transportation hub, reported a rapid rise in malaria. Tadesse, lead scientist at the Armauer Hansen Research Institute in Addis Ababa, jumped in with his team to investigate. They tracked more than 200 malaria cases, examined nearby mosquito sites and tested invasive mosquitoes for the malaria parasite.<\/p>\n

They didn’t find many of the mosquitoes that usually spread malaria in Africa. Instead, they found high densities of the invasive mosquitoes. Tadesse and colleagues concluded the invasive mosquitoes were \u201cstrongly linked\u201d to the outbreak.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis new evidence is terrifying,\u201d said Thomas Churcher, a professor of infectious disease dynamics at Imperial College London, who was not connected to the research.<\/p>\n

He said most malaria spread in Africa has been in rural areas, as native mosquitoes don\u2019t usually like breeding in polluted cities or artificial containers like buckets. But the invasive mosquitoes can thrive in such conditions.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf these mosquitoes get a toehold in Africa, it could be phenomenally bad,\u201d he said. The main mosquito-control measures used in Africa \u2014 like bed nets and indoor spraying \u2014 aren\u2019t likely to work against the invasive bugs, since they tend to bite people outdoors.<\/p>\n

Still, Churcher said patchy surveillance means scientists don\u2019t know how common the invasive mosquitoes are or how much malaria they\u2019re causing. Ethiopian malaria researcher Aklilu Getnet said officials have seen a major rise in the disease this year. He blamed longer rainy seasons and the conflict in northern Ethiopia, which has drained resources away from malaria.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very worried,\u201d he said, saying that until recently, Ethiopia had seen a big drop in malaria. \u201cWhat we are seeing now is a significant increase.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anne Wilson, an infectious diseases expert at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, said African communities might consider adapting measures used in India to fight the mosquitoes, like introducing fish that eat the larvae or prohibiting containers with standing water.<\/p>\n

She said slowing progress against malaria is further complicating efforts to stop the parasitic disease, which is estimated to kill more than 600,000 people every year, mostly in Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re waiting to see the impact of new tools like pesticides and vaccines,\u201d she said. \u201cBut if this mosquito starts to take off, we may be out of time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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