Disease transmitted by insects (7)

I believe the answer is:

malaria

(Other definitions for malaria that I've seen before include "Disease causing fever transmitted by mosquitos" , "Infectious fever" , "Disease spread by mosquitoes" , "Disease carried by mosquitos" , "Fever caused by mosquito" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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