je.st
news
Climate change could mean more malaria in Africa, study says
2014-03-07 10:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Future global warming could lead to a significant increase in malaria cases in densely populated regions of Africa and South America unless disease monitoring and control efforts are increased, researchers said on Thursday. In a study of the mosquito-borne disease that infects around 220 million people a year, researchers from Britain and the United States found what they describe as the first hard evidence that malaria creeps to higher elevations during warmer years and back down to lower altitudes...
Tags: change
study
says
africa
Category:Electronics and Electrical