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Malaria deaths hugely underestimated - Lancet study

Discussion in 'Warnings and Dangers' started by Micawber, Feb 3, 2012.

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    Mosquitoes carry the parasite which causes malaria in humans


    Worldwide malaria deaths may be almost twice as high as previously estimated, a study reports.

    The research, published in the British medical journal the Lancet, suggests 1.24 million people died from the mosquito-borne disease in 2010.

    This compares to a World Health Organisation (WHO) estimate for 2010 of 655,000 deaths.

    But both the new study and the WHO indicate global death rates are now falling.


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