Slowdown in Global Warming Brought Down Malaria Transmission in Ethiopia
Written by AZoCleantechMar 11 2021
A new study reports that the deceleration in global warming observed toward the end of the past century resulted in a fall in malaria transmission in the Ethiopian highlands.
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The study was led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by “la Caixa” Foundation, and the University of Chicago. The findings have been reported in the
Nature Communications journal and highlight the close link between climate and health.
A heated debate on the effect of global warming on malaria incidence has been ongoing for several decades. Researchers consider that the largest effect could be in the highlands, where lower temperatures restrict vector abundance, resulting in seasonal and intermittent outbreaks of the disease.
A study shows that the lower incidence of disease in the Ethiopian highlands at the turn of the century has a close connection with a temporary slowdown in global warming