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malaria

[muh-lair-ee-uh] / məˈlɛər i ə /


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According to the World Health Organization, climate change -- through increased rainfall, temperatures and humidity -- can in some cases accelerate malaria transmission by enabling mosquitoes to breed faster.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The heatwave could also worsen Nigeria's malaria burden.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

It said the money for Zimbabwe would have gone towards "HIV/Aids treatment and prevention, tuberculosis, malaria, maternal and child health, and disease outbreak preparedness".

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Malaria is rampant at the camps, and last year, the miner said, he came home to find he had malaria, dengue fever and kidney failure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

He wondered if he were suffering from malaria, or, worse, from an overdose of Atabrine tablets.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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