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202450 minPGdocumentary

Public Health Pandemic Response

Deadly Disasters: Mosquitoes

202450 minPGdocumentary

This episode highlights deadly mosquito outbreaks, including Zika and malaria, and features Bill Gates.

Public Health Pandemic Response

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Deadly Disasters: Mosquitoes

2024• 50 minPG

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This episode highlights deadly mosquito outbreaks, including Zika and malaria, and features Bill Gates.

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In this episode of Deadly Disasters: Mosquitoes, the focus is on the lethal impact of mosquitoes, which Microsoft Founder Bill Gates labeled as the 'deadliest animal in the world' in 2014. The World Health Organization estimates that mosquitoes kill approximately 750,000 people annually. The documentary highlights two significant disease outbreaks caused by mosquitoes: the 2015-2016 Zika Virus outbreak that originated in Brazil and spread across North and South America, and a malaria outbreak in 2018. Viewers can also watch the next episode, which covers the effects of El Niño on global weather patterns and its connection to mosquito-borne diseases.

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