Last Updated 17 Dec 2018 Manipulation of mosquitoes by malaria Click on the image above to listen to the podcast: The manipulation of mosquitoes by malaria Dr James Logan discusses his research that suggests the malaria parasite manipulates the mosquito's sense of smell to make them more attracted to humans. Related Resources Guidance & Strategy, Report | 01 Dec 2019 Vector alert: Anopheles stephensi invasion and spread World Health Organization (WHO) Guidance & Strategy, Report | 27 Jan 2023 Vector alert: Anopheles stephensi invasion and spread in Africa and Sri Lanka World Health Organization (WHO) Related Projects 2016 Dec - 2020 May | $175k Genetic structuring, susceptibility to insecticides and contribution of Anopheles melas to residual malaria transmission in Senegal. MAlaria Research CApacity Development in West & Central Africa (MARCAD), Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal | Ousmane Sy | Senegal 2017 Jan - 2022 Nov | $158k Speciation of An. coluzzii and An. gambiae in Senegal: Reproductive behavior, genetic structuration and resistance profiling to insecticides MAlaria Research CApacity Development in West & Central Africa (MARCAD), Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal | Oumou Kalsom Gueye | Senegal Themes Basic Science Vector-based Strategies Author(s) London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), UK Date Published 01 May 2013