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A net to protect against the world's deadliest animal—the mosquito

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Briefings

A mosquito is identified as the world's deadliest animal due to its role in transmitting diseases causing over 700,000 annual deaths, compared to sharks causing only 10 deaths annually. This finding highlights the mosquito's significant public health impact versus the shark's negligible human mortality.

Key points

• Worldwide, more than 700,000 people die each year from diseases transmitted by mosquito bites.

Context

The article contrasts the mosquito's deadly disease-transmission role with sharks, which are responsible for only 10 human deaths per year, establishing the mosquito as the deadliest animal globally.

Limitations

Evidence covers only the mosquito's disease-transmission impact versus shark mortality; no data on mosquito population size, specific disease types, or geographic distribution is provided.

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