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An Invasive Mosquito Is Spreading With Alarming Speed, Threatening Africa’s Cities

4 août 2026 à 11:37
The malaria-carrying mosquito is resistant to all insecticides. Scientists are scrambling to find ways to blunt the risk.

© Mahaman Lamine

An Anopheles stephensi mosquito under a microscope in the lab of the parasitologist Mahaman Lamine in Niger.

With Hopes High for New H.I.V. Prevention Pill, Merck Takes Steps to Ensure Access

24 juillet 2026 à 06:45
Companies in Africa and India will make generic versions of the pill that could cost as little as $5 per person per year. But access to the drug and other new products in much of Latin America remains uncertain.

© Arlette Bashizi for The New York Times

Health workers speaking with students about H.I.V. prevention drugs at the University of Zambia in Lusaka in March.
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