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Evidence Suggests Mosquitos In Kenya Have Developed Chemical Resistance, KEMRI Official Says
Speaking at a national malaria forum in Nairobi on Monday, Charles Mbogo of the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) presented new evidence showing that malaria-causing mosquitos in Kenya have developed resistance to the most common chemicals derived from pyrethroids and DDT, which "could be a major blow to the country's strategy to eradicate malaria by 2017," Nigeria's the Nation reports. "This new development comes at a time most parts of the country, especially the coastal region, have been recording a significant drop in malaria deaths," the newspaper writes.
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