Image:Malaria, 2004

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Malaria Around the World, and Malaria in Africa

Summary

First map titled "Malaria around the world, 2004," shows areas in the world where malaria transmission occurs (orange), areas of limited risk (yellow), and areas where such risk does not exist (gray).

Second map of Africa shows the suitability of climate conditions for the transmission of malaria in 2004. Areas are colored according to this model: the large red-colored region shows the bigger risk. On the other extreme, the white-colored regions have no risk of malaria transmission.

"Africa bears the overwhelming burden of malaria. It is home to the deadliest form of the malaria parasite and to climatic conditions where mosquitoes flourish. Local environmental conditions, such as wetlands and drainage patterns, also influence the abundance of mosquitoes. Consequently, dams and irrigation schemes must be carefully planned and managed in order to reduce opportunities for mosquitoes to breed."

A more detailed version of this map [1] also has a graph of child deaths from malaria in 2002 by WHO region.

Source

Inheriting the World: The Atlas of Children's Health and the Environment, Part Two: Global Environmental Issues. By Bruce Gordon, Richard Mackay and Eva Rehfuess, World Health Organization, 2004. ISBN 92 4 159156 0.

Copyright

© WHO 2004. All rights reserved.

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