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Impact of an accelerated melting of Greenland on malaria distribution over Africa
- Source :
- Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Nature Portfolio, 2021.
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Abstract
- Release of freshwater into the oceans as a result of ice sheet melting could impact the distribution of climate-sensitive diseases. Here, the authors show that a rapid ice sheet melting in Greenland could cause an emergence of malaria in Southern Africa whilst transmission risks in West Africa may decline.
- Subjects :
- Science
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20411723
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Nature Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.5263b4d4ca8e4e6f8a71466e2264b772
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24134-4