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World Malaria Day

April 25, 2024

Almost half the world's population is at risk of getting malaria, a life-threatening disease transmitted by the bite of female Anopheles mosquitoes. The World Health Organization marks World Malaria Day on April 25.

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A feeding female Anopheles funestus mosquito
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