United States – The team of Dr. Patz, University of Wisconsin showed that the gradual destruction of the Amazon forest is one of the reason for an increase in the number of malaria cases.

In the 1990s, the number of malaria cases in Peru has grown, and researchers believe that the destruction of the rainforest is the cause. In 1997, nearly one third of the Amazon region of Peru have suffered from this parasitic infection transmitted by certain mosquitoes.

The first assumption of transmission was the migration of infected people in this region. But a 2006 study showed that the breeding of mosquitoes parasite have increased in the deforested areas. The team of Dr. Patz collected more than 5,500 samples of running water or stagnant along new routes, drawn after the deforestation.

The larvae of the Anopheles darlingui mosquito were more active in deforested areas than in unaffected areas of the forest. And the researchers concluded that the destruction of forests contributes to the progression of malaria. To fight against the disease a better environmental management should be taken into account. And we should stop deforestation. Help save the earth..!!

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