Impacts of Deforestation on Childhood Malaria Depend on Wealth and Vector Biology

Impacts of Deforestation on Childhood Malaria Depend on Wealth and Vector Biology

Abstract Ecosystem change can profoundly affect human well‐being and health, including through changes in exposure to vector‐borne diseases. Deforestation has increased human exposure to mosquito vectors and malaria risk in Africa, but there is little understanding of how socioeconomic and ecologica...

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Main Authors: Tafesse Kefyalew Estifanos, Brendan Fisher, Gillian L. Galford, Taylor H. Ricketts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2024-03-01
Series:GeoHealth
Subjects:
Africa
Anopheles gambiae
Anopheles funestus
deforestation
land use change
malaria prevalence
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GH000764

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https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GH000764

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