Bad consequence of Amazon deforestation:
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June 17, 7:36 pm
Bad consequence of Amazon deforestation:
Mongabay quotes study lead author Sarah Olson: Olson says that in deforested areas Anopheles darlingi displaces other mosquitos which are less prone to carrying malaria. A new report in the Center for Disease Control's journal Emerging Infectious Diseases highlights one more bad consequence of Amazon deforestation: In areas that have been cleared of trees incidence of malaria increase nearly 50%.
The deforested landscape, with more open spaces and partially sunlight pools of water, appears to provide ideal habitat for [the Anopheles darlingi] mosquito.
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