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Since leaving as the head of Microsoft last year, Bill Gates seemed destined to leave a low profile life as he pursued his philanthropic interests.  However, yesterday, Gates caused a media frenzy by deciding to release a swarm of mosquitoes on audience members at the Technology, Entertainment, Design Conference.

Gates used the mosquitoes as part of his lecture on the importance of preventing malaria. He brought a jar of live mosquitoes on stage and then proceeded to open the jar.  Gates was quoted as saying, “I brought some.  Here I’ll let them roam around.  There is no reason only poor people should be infected.”  It took him several minutes until he assured the audience that the mosquitoes were not infected with malaria.

This past September, Gates announced that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation would provide $168.7 million to the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative, an organization that hopes to develop a vaccine.  Maybe he hopes to bring in more awareness by threatening to infect technology hotshots, politicians, and Hollywood stars, all who were present at the event.

Read: [Fox News]