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malaria

[muh-lair-ee-uh] / məˈlɛər i ə /


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Nigeria recorded about a quarter of the world's malaria cases and 30 percent of global deaths in 2024, according to the WHO.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

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 discovery could point to new strategies for treating malaria and also offer insights for designing nanoscale robotic systems.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 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

Africa is the continent where protohumans evolved for the longest time, where anatomically modern humans may also have arisen, and where native diseases like malaria and yellow fever killed European explorers.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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