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Deforestation linked to rise in cases of emerging zoonotic malaria
2015-12-18 18:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: A steep rise in human cases of P. knowlesi malaria in Malaysia is likely to be linked to deforestation and associated environmental changes, according to new research published in Emerging Infectious Diseases. The study, led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, is the first to explore how changes in land use are impacting the emergence of the disease. Plasmodium knowlesi is a zoonotic malaria parasite, transmitted between hosts by mosquitoes, which is common in forest-dwelling macaque...
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