Could this soap stop malaria?

Jenni Marsh, CNN

Updated 0805 GMT (1605 HKT) September 28, 2016

The female anopheles mosquito was responsible for 438,000 deadly cases of malaria in 2015.
Photos: How does Faso Soap work?
Faso Soap – The female anopheles mosquito was responsible for 438,000 deadly cases of malaria in 2015.
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Faso Soap is comprised of Shea butter, lemongrass, African marigold and other natural resources.
Photos: How does Faso Soap work?
Faso Soap is comprised of Shea butter, lemongrass, African marigold and other natural resources.
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Natural ingredients mean this malaria fighting soap is cheaply available to those in poor communities.
Photos: How does Faso Soap work?
Natural ingredients mean this malaria fighting soap is cheaply available to those in poor communities.
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Gérard Niyondiko, Burundi, co-founded Faso Soap with Moctar Dembélé, of Burkina Faso.
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Gérard Niyondiko, Burundi, co-founded Faso Soap with Moctar Dembélé, of Burkina Faso.
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The ingredients that comprise Faso Soap are cheap and easy to assemble in West Africa.
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The ingredients that comprise Faso Soap are cheap and easy to assemble in West Africa.
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Story highlights

  • The female anopheles mosquito killed 438,000 people in 2015 alone
  • Faso Soap uses natural ingredients to repel the deadly insect
  • The Burkina Faso-based start-up is taking the product through rigorous scientific testing
  • It could eventually be used to fight Zika

(CNN)It's just a little sting, so slight often the victim doesn't even feel it.

But it's administered by the most dangerous animal in the world -- the female anopheles mosquito.