A laboratory technician prepares blood samples from volunteers for viral-genotyping on October 30, 2009 at Ifakara Health Institute in Bagamoyo, Tanzania where a pioneering vaccine against malaria was then in its third phase of testing. PHOTO | TONY KARUMBA | AFP
Kenyan and Dutch scientists have designed a unique mosquito trap that uses human odour to attract the malaria-carrying insects, helping cut the number of cases dramatically.
A three-year study in Kenya found the special traps baited with synthetic smell helped to catch 70 per cent of the local malaria mosquito population, and led to a 30 per cent drop in cases in households using the devices.
