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Climate change is increasing the risk of malaria for people living in mountainous regions in the tropics

2014-03-06 20:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Independent: Millions of people living at higher altitudes in the tropics will be at risk of malaria as a result of rising temperatures and climate change, according to an analysis of the disease over the past two decades in two mountainous regions in South America and Africa. Scientists found that when temperatures increased, malaria affected people at higher altitudes than when temperatures were cooler. It is the first study on the ground to show how temperature changes can affect the risk of malaria in...

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'Keep focus' on Africa malaria fight

2014-02-20 11:12:16| Biotech - Topix.net

Tackling malaria in Africa has had "great successes" but the world must "not take the foot off the gas", doctors warn.

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Rise in malaria forecast for tropical highlands

2014-02-14 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

SciDevNet: More people may contract malaria in the tropical highlands of Africa, Asia and South America as global warming makes the climate in these areas more suitable for the disease's transmission, according to a study. While the study focuses on the effects of global warming, it notes that further studies will be needed to account for other factors that may influence the disease's spread, including economic development, changes in human population patterns and adaptations in the mosquitoes that transmit...

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Experts in Africa cautious on potential malaria vaccine

2013-10-09 01:23:50| Biotech - Topix.net

DURBAN, South Africa: Expe rts in Africa, the continent worst-hit by malaria, reacted with optimism but also caution Tuesday at hopes that the first vaccine against the killer disease may soon reach the market.

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