Health
Alan Clements obituary – The Guardian
Other lives: Author of ‘The Biology of Mosquitoes’ who researched novel methods of control to reduce mosquito-borne diseases
Other livesThu 18 Mar 2021 17.44 GMT
My colleague Alan Clements, who has died aged 93 of Covid-19, was a medical entomologist whose research was dedicated to investigating novel methods of mosquito control.
Mosquitoes get a bad press. They transmit tropical pathogens that lead to 700,000 deaths per year and their persistent bites can be unbearable. However, their role in the spread of diseases such as malaria is entirely passive. In addition, mosquitoes are a key source of food for a wide range…
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