Prof. Abdoulaye Diabaté
According to the World Malaria Report (2023), the African continent bears the brunt of the most deadly mosquito-borne disease, malaria. Africa has 94% of the cases and 95% of the deaths.
One tool that’s being considered in the fight against malaria is genetic modification.
Several research projects around the world are looking to use genetically modified mosquitoes to stop the spread of malaria in Africa. Abdoulaye Diabaté, a medical entomologist and leading malaria researcher, is at the forefront of some of this work. He shares insights into how the technology operates and the research he’s working on.
What drove you to focus your work on malaria?
I was born in N’Dorola, a province in western Burkina Faso, where malaria comes back every rainy season. Malaria is endemic and all the population is at risk of getting infected. I was lucky to survive malaria when I was three
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