A new malaria mosquito is causing outbreaks in African cites. Here’s where it came from
Genetic analysis suggests the urban-dwelling Anopheles stephensi mosquito likely arrived from South Asia and may have brought insecticide resistance with it.
Linda Geddes is a British science journalist and author. She is a former science correspondent for The Guardian in London, and was previously a staff writer and editor at New Scientist magazine. She has a degree in cell biology.