Pete Roth

A 2019 study found that areas of the Amazon with significant deforestation saw many more cases of malaria. Using trends in deforestation and data on malaria rates, the same study estimated that a 10% increase in deforestation leads to a 3.3% increase in malaria incidence in Brazil. In some Brazilian municipalities, the incidence of malaria is even greater. For example, in Mancio Lima, Brazil, a 4.3% increase in deforestation is associated with a 48% increased in malaria incidence.

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