Malaria research, Africa. Researcher using a flow cytometer to analyse blood infected with malaria. Malaria is a severe disease caused by the parasite

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Malaria research, Africa. Researcher using a flow cytometer to analyse blood infected with malaria. Malaria is a severe disease caused by the parasite Plasmodium, which is transmitted to humans by blood-feeding Anopheles mosquitoes. This research is for the IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement), a French organisation that funds research in developing countries. Photographed in Cotonou, Benin, in 2007.

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