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Warmer Temperatures Push Malaria to Higher Elevations
2014-03-06 23:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Researchers are reporting the first hard evidence that malaria, a mosquito-borne disease that infects more than 300 million people each year, creeps to higher elevations during warmer years and falls back down to lower altitudes when temperatures cool. "Traditionally, we think of malaria as a disease with limited prevalence in highland regions, but we are now seeing a shift due to climate change. Our latest research suggests that with progressive global warming, malaria will creep up the mountains...
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