Which date in August is observed as World Mosquito Day?

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World Mosquito Day is observed on 20 August annually to raise awareness about the causes of malaria and how it can be prevented.
This day is observed to highlight the efforts of health officials, non-governmental organizations and other organizations in the fight against the disease caused by malaria.
On World Mosquito Day every year, awareness is created around diseases caused by mosquitoes.
This year the theme of World Mosquito Day 2021 is “Reaching the zero-malaria target”.
The day also commemorates the discovery by British physician Sir Ronald Ross in 1897 that female mosquitoes transmit malaria between humans. In 1902 Ross won the Nobel Prize in Medicine and became the first Briton to receive it.

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20 August

World Mosquito Day is observed on 20 August annually to raise awareness about the causes of malaria and how it can be prevented.
This day is observed to highlight the efforts of health officials, non-governmental organizations and other organizations in the fight against the disease caused by malaria.
On World Mosquito Day every year, awareness is created around diseases caused by mosquitoes.
This year the theme of World Mosquito Day 2021 is “Reaching the zero-malaria target”.
The day also commemorates the discovery by British physician Sir Ronald Ross in 1897 that female mosquitoes transmit malaria between humans. In 1902 Ross won the Nobel Prize in Medicine and became the first Briton to receive it.

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