Again in another place. We found them breeding in the river. #AnophelesFunestus #MalariaVector

Finally back at the VectorSphere in @Ifakara Health Institute, where my colleagues Emmanuel Hape and team are spending this Saturday sexing mosquito pupae. See my next tweet for pictures of male and female Anopheles Anopheles pupae

These are pupae of th #malaria mosquito, #Anophelesfunestus. At pupae stage, mosquitoes r mostly inactive as adult body parts form. First pic is female, 2nd is male. Difference is on th tails. For genetic crossings, Emmanuel Hape & team must separate th sexes be4 adults emerge.

These r pupae of #malaria mosquito, #Anophelesfunestus. As pupae, mosquitoes r mostly inactive as adult body parts form. First pic is girl, 2nd is boy. Difference is on tails. For genetic crossings, my colleague Emmanuel Hape & team separate sexes be4 adults emerge Ifakara Health Institute

Mosquitoes transmitting #malaria kill more than 400.000 people every year. Can you imagine a drug that turns us all into malaria warriors? The BOHEMIA project will test if #ivermectin can be that drug. 🦟#BOHEMIAProject. It's time to #BiteThemBack. 🔗bohemiaconsortium.org

Are you a Tanzanian female interested in health research? Come join your colleagues at Ifakara Health Institute. #WomensDay #WomensDay2020 . Must be gritty ! Target Fields: Biology, Math, Anthropology, Health Sciences, Computer Sciences, Physics & Engineering, Chemistry, Art & Design

Excited to see my first PhD paper published. Key bottlenecks during lab colonization of An. funestus, vector of #malaria transmission. Ifakara Health Institute @IBAHCM malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

The strong relationship between Ifakara Health Institute and University of Glasgow continues with initiatives like this. We hope that we'll be in a position to offer more of our GCRF Small Grants scholarships in the future.

There's a new Dr in town! Congrats to Halfan Ngowo for successfully defending his PhD on ecology & pop dynamics of An funestus. Big thx to David L Smith & Paul Johnson for being such great examiners, he enjoyed it! Fredros Okumu @JMatthiopoulos Luca Nelli Ifakara Health Institute @UofG_SBOHVM

Congratulations to Ruth Shirima for graduating with distinction. Her MSc dissertation and was supervised by Prof Fredros Okumu and Prof Lizette Koekemoer.

Day 11: Ifakara - The Gambia Training Program for Malaria Entomology ~ And more from the Saturday events at Ifakara ~ Thanks Yeromin Emmanuel Kaindoa Mohamed Jumanne Emmanuel Hape Issa Mshani Halfan Ngowo @pinda_25 Rukiyah Mohammad Ismail NAMBUNGA Muyaga Letus Betwel John Msugupakulya and many others; and

Day 12: Ifakara - The Gambia Training Program for Malaria Entomology ~ Aquatic surveys and lessons on Larval Source Management in Rural Settings ~ Thanks Yeromin Emmanuel Kaindoa Mohamed Jumanne Emmanuel Hape Issa Mshani Halfan Ngowo @pinda_25 Rukiyah Mohammad Ismail NAMBUNGA Muyaga Letus

Day 13: Ifakara - The Gambia Training Program for Malaria Entomology ~ Community engagement discussions followed by practice and monitoring of indoor residual spraying operations ~ Thanks Yeromin Emmanuel Kaindoa Mohamed Jumanne Emmanuel Hape Issa Mshani Halfan Ngowo @pinda_25

Day 13: Ifakara - The Gambia Training Program for Malaria Entomology ~ And more: Community engagement discussions in the villages;?followed by practice and monitoring of indoor residual spraying operations ~ Thanks Yeromin Emmanuel Kaindoa Mohamed Jumanne Emmanuel Hape Issa Mshani

#IASC2023 Day 2️⃣: Engaging panel on malaria elimination! Fredros Okumu , Dr. Abdulla, Dr. Dunstan Bishanga , Dr. Mwangoka & Patrick Kachur sparked electric discussions on challenges and the path ahead. The panel weighed in on human-centered approaches to prevention and early detection

#IASC2023 DAY 3️⃣: The annual Ifakara Health Institute scientific report is unveiled!📊 We kicked off the day diving right into the valuable insights amassed throughout 2021-2022. Fredros Okumu masterfully guided the audience through the official report, providing deep insights into

Extending heartfelt thanks to Ruth Shirima, Emmanuel Hape, Lizette, Paul C.M. for representing our absent colleagues and presenting posters at #PAMCA2023. Your dedication truly ensured their research was showcased. Teamwork at its finest! 💪

Gay Mosquitoes 🦟? ~ Interesting observation this night from the VectorSphere at (Ifakara Health Institute) a few hours ago by my colleagues Emmanuel Hape & Joel D Nkya . Context: Observations of the mating behaviour of some malaria mosquitoes. Two males copulating.... ~ First I

Fredros Okumu Ifakara Health Institute Emmanuel Hape Joel D Nkya Interesting observation there. It's actually not gay mosquitoes, rather, in nature, male mosquitoes will copulate as fast as possible to increase their chances of siring the next generation, so very often they will clasp onto fellow males in a swarm. Happens all the time in cages

🦟MALARIA FIGHT: Scientists now target mosquito reproductive traits ⚔️ Can mosquito mating habits help us fight malaria? 🤔 New research in Tanzania led by Ifakara Health Institute and partners shows how age and artificial red light influence mosquito reproduction - findings that could