Global warming may cause rise in malaria

A new study by University of Michigan suggests that global warming cannot be ruled out as a contributor to the rise in malaria as mosquitoes thrive in warm conditions.

Other factors such as drug and pesticide resistance, changing land and human migration may also play roles, but climate change cannot be disregarded, says theoretical ecologist Mercedes Pascual.

“Our results do not mean that temperature is the only or the main factor driving the increase in malaria, but that it is one of many factors that should be considered,” she said.

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