Dhaka, May 22 -- US researchers have proposed a new strategy to combat malaria by treating mosquitoes with anti-malarial drugs instead of solely relying on killing them with insecticides.

Traditionally, efforts to curb malaria-responsible for nearly 600,000 deaths annually, mostly among children-have focused on eradicating mosquitoes, the disease's primary carriers.

But a team from Harvard University has identified two drugs capable of eliminating malaria parasites inside mosquitoes.

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When the insects absorb the drugs through their legs, the parasites are killed, rendering the mosquitoes unable to transmit the disease.

The long-term plan is to apply ...