University of Florida News

Malaria Climate Video

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Gainesville, FL
Andy Tatem/UF geography researcher

MANY EXPECTED CLIMATE CHANGE TO INCREASE THE SPREAD OF MALARIAŠ BUT A NEW STUDY SHOWS HUMAN EFFORTS TO FIGHT THE DISEASE MAY OVERCOME WARM WEATHER’S IMPACT.

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCHERSŠ WORKING IN A MULTINATIONAL TEAM OF EXPERTS ON THE MALARIA ATLAS PROJECT HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE SPREAD OF MALARIA HAS BEEN DECLINING DESPITE RISING TEMPERATURES.

Tatem: ” Many of the studies in the past that have looked at the effects of climate change, have only really considered the effects of temperature rise and looked at how that is likely to cause a spread or increase in malaria. The fact is there are many other issues involved. ” (0:18)

SOME OF THOSE ISSUES INCLUDE LOOKING AT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MALARIA CONTROL METHODS.

Tatem: “The overall goal of the Malaria Atlas Project is to provide an evidence base on which we can measure progress towards whether it’s just controlling malaria or eventually eliminating it from parts of the world where that may be feasible. ” (0:16)

RESEARCHERS SAY IT’S THESE MODERN DAY METHODS OF MALARIA DISEASE CONTROL NOT JUST CLIMATE CHANGE THAT ARE THE KEY TO THE FUTURE SPREAD OF MALARIA. AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, I’M GEORGE SOLIS.

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