{
  "id": 8381231,
  "title": "Understanding malaria transmission in Angola: first detection of Plasmodium malariae in Anopheles spp. and the role of secondary vectors in the Balombo region, Benguela Province",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/understanding-malaria-transmission-in-angola-first-detection-of",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.14.751460v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Background: Angola is one of the most affected countries in sub-Saharan Africa and was off-track to meet the WHO Global Technical Strategy targeting of a 75% reduction in malaria incidence and mortality by 2025. Recent studies highlighted major knowledge gaps regarding malaria vectors in Angola, particularly secondary vectors. A malaria control project initiated in 2007 in Balombo (Benguela…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}