Discovery is using its global reach to focus the world’s attention on the single greatest agent of death in modern human history—the mosquito. The global crisis is highlighted in the worldwide premiere of the upcoming Discovery Impact film MOSQUITO, on Thursday, July 6 at 9pm, on Discovery Channel and Discovery networks around the world. MOSQUITO takes an in-depth look at this very tiny and dangerous creature, and how it is changing in unpredictable and unprecedented ways. Narrated by Academy Award nominated actor Jeremy Renner (“The Town,” “The Hurt Locker,”) the film chronicles the increasing global threat this tiny animal poses and the potential lethal ramifications without a worldwide coordinated effort. The film features interviews with leading experts including former CDC director Dr. Thomas Frieden and Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation who points out that the resources required to fight an outbreak relative to the level of death that could result from a fatal pandemic makes this a clear global health priority.

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