How can Ethiopia respond to a new malaria threat?
A new invasive species of mosquito is helping the disease spread in some cities
Earlier this year, cases of malaria began to rapidly increase in the Ethiopian city of Dire Dawa.
There were ten times the number of cases in the first half of the year, than the whole of 2019.
And unlike usual, the spike was happening outside the rainy season which allows the disease to flourish.
It was also spreading in urban areas, rather than mainly in the countryside.
Scientists have since uncovered it was due to an invasive species of malaria-carrying mosquito from Asia.
So far it’s been found in Ethiopia, Djibouti and all the way over in Nigeria, putting millions of people at risk.
So, how can we respond to this new medical threat?
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