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Message 17408 - Posted 21 Dec 2011 16:18:30 UTC

    A new study indicates that warmer temperatures, rather than enhancing the spread of Malaria, may actually reduce its infectiousness.

    A common assumption is that rising global temperatures will increase the spread of malaria — the deadly mosquito-borne disease that affects millions of people worldwide. But a study out today in Biology Letters finds that warmer temperatures seem to slow transmission of malaria-causing parasites, by reducing their infectiousness.

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    Message 18437 - Posted 8 Apr 2012 7:23:32 UTC - in response to Message 17408.

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      Sources? Anything since 12-21-2011?
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      Message 18441 - Posted 8 Apr 2012 10:31:30 UTC - in response to Message 18437.

        Biol. Lett. (doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.1075) Warmer temperatures reduce the vectorial capacity of malaria mosquitoes
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