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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

They were unable to fully develop inside either the human host or the mosquito, effectively blocking the chain of transmission that allows malaria to spread.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 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

We spent nineteen days in the infirmary, swallowing a variety of specialized poisons, since we had intestinal parasites, fungus growing on our feet and forearms, and more than the usual degree of malaria.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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