Zoonotic malaria, primarily caused by the parasite Plasmodium knowlesi, is transmitted to humans when an Anopheles mosquito feeds on infected macaques and subsequently bites a human. It represents ...

To the naked eye, the egg of the Anopheles gambiae mosquito is just a dark speck, but under a 100-power microscope, it shows up as a fat, slightly curved cucumber, somewhat narrower at one end.

“Multiple factors hindered the progress.” Malaria is caused by Plasmodium parasites. Infected female Anopheles mosquitoes carry these deadly parasites, according to the World Health Organisation.