The Straits Times·3 min read·medium
Climate change set to redraw Africa’s malaria map, study finds
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A new study published in Nature suggests that climate change will shift the geographic range of malaria-carrying mosquitoes in Africa by 2050. While cooler regions in southern and eastern Africa may see increased transmission, some of the continent's hottest areas could become too inhospitable for the disease to persist.
By 2050, rising temperatures are projected to expand the range of malaria-carrying mosquitoes into cooler parts of southern and eastern Africa.
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