Malarial mosquitoes attack Astana

Dangerous bloodsuckers were found in Astana by sanitary doctors a few days ago, KTK TV channel informs. The malaria mosquitos were never seen in the city before. Thus, scientists have been confused on how the insects came here. Bloodsuckers were found in bogs in the suburbs of Astana. «Anopheles claviger is a mosquito species found in Palearctic ecozone covering Europe, North Africa, northern Arabian Peninsula, and northern Asia. It is responsible for transmitting malaria in some of these regions. This information was confirmed by our colleagues from Almaty public health services. We do our best. Thus, Astana citizens do not have to worry about malaria", said Acting Head of Surveillance parasitic infections Nagima Shatayeva. Every year Anopheles claviger bite kills nearly 3 million people around the world. In Kazakhstan, the last case of malaria recorded over 40 years ago. Now experts are trying to find out where these terribly dangerous mosquitoes came from.