MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AP) \u2014 With its torrential rains, tropical forests and omnipresent humidity, Equatorial Guinea provides the perfect conditions for mosquitoes to breed. For centuries, mosquito-borne diseases, in particular malaria, have dictated the fate of residents of this central African nation, impacting how they lived, worked and died.<\/p>\n
But Bioko island, off mainland Equatorial Guinea, has managed to sharply reduce malaria infections and deaths.<\/p>\n
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