Climate warming may increase malaria risk in colder regions | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Climate warming may increase malaria risk in colder regions | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

By PTI |Washington |Published: June 28, 2019 12:11:15 pm

Climate warming may increase malaria risk in colder regions

The researchers also found that variation in temperature at this cooler end of the range promotes faster parasite development. Parasites developed in as few as 27 days at 18 degrees Celsius, or 64 degrees Fahrenheit, under realistic variable temperature conditions.

The rate of malaria transmission to humans is strongly determined by the time it takes for the parasites to develop in the mosquito. (Representational/File Photo)

A slight rise in temperature may increase the risk of malaria to hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people, in areas that are currently too cold for malaria parasites to complete their development, according to a study.