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The Mosquitoes Are Winning
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October 5, 2023
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30:13Now PlayingFor decades, the world seemed to be winning the war against mosquitoes and tamping down the deadly diseases they carried. But in the past few years, progress has not only stalled, it has reversed.
Stephanie Nolen, who covers global health for The Times, explains how the mosquito has once again gained the upper hand in the fight.
GuestStephanie Nolen () , a global health correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading:
• Climate change has brought diseasespreading mosquitoes to places they have never been found before, compounding the problem () .
• One invasive malariacarrying species thrives in urban areas and resists all insecticides, threatening catastrophe in Africa () .
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