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Malaria lifecycle - mosquito stages

Watch or download our animation on how the malaria parasite develops in mosquitoes.

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The lifecycle of the malaria parasite is split between humans and female mosquitoes. In the mosquito gut, the parasites complete sexual reproduction and then multiply rapidly to produce many more parasites, which are readily transmitted to humans.

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