Climate change shifts childhood malaria risk zones across sub-Saharan Africa

Rising temperatures are redistributing malaria risk in sub-Saharan Africa, creating new risk zones as the climate warms.

First covered Jul 29, 2026 · 8:00 AM PT · 1 article

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1d Carbon Brief Climate change is driving a ‘shift’ in childhood malaria risk across Africa — Rising temperatures are redistributing the risk of childhood malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, resulting in areas of “new risk” in the… The post Climate change is…

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cdc.gov Where Mosquitoes Live (cdc.gov)

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Some Lessons for the Future from the Global Malaria Eradication Programme (1955–1969)

who.int Countries and territories certified malaria-free by WHO

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news-medical.net Climate change shifts malaria risk across sub-Saharan Africa

link.springer.com Shifting transmission risk for malaria in Africa with climate change: a framework for planning and intervention | Malaria Journal | Springer Nature Link

vcresearch.berkeley.edu Climate Change Is Redrawing the Malaria Map in Africa | Research UC Berkeley

nature.berkeley.edu Climate change is redrawing the malaria map in Africa | Rausser College of Natural Resources

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Associations of temperature and precipitation with malaria in children under 5: A multi-country study in Sub-Saharan Africa

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