December 23, 2020 02:55 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/22197008/cdc-mosquitoes-top-story-global-health
The CDC says the top global health story of 2020 was mosquitoes
Like they do every December, websites across the internet are rounding up their best posts and stories from the year. That includes the website for the Center for Global Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which highlighted its top five stories for 2020. And coming in at the number one spot, the health agency picked... mosquitoes.
Specifically, it picked its recognition of World Mosquito Day, where the center called attention to a mosquito species called Anopheles stephensi, which spreads malaria. It’s certainly an interesting choice, considering the CDC spent the year battling a global pandemic. Not to knock mosquitoes! They’re very important, and they’re very deadly. But COVID-19 didn’t even make the number two...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/22197008/cdc-mosquitoes-top-story-global-health
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