” An aerial view of a cattle farm in a deforested area of the Amazon close to Maraba, Para. ” Paulo Whitaker/ReutersImage credit: Amazon Rainforest News , via Paulo Whitaker/Reuters Malaria remains a deadly killer in tropical South America, Africa and Asia. Sometimes there are flickers of hope: as with recent reports of success deploying pesticide treated bed nets in equatorial Africa – the nets keep kids from getting bit while they sleep. And there are periodic moments of despair, as when a follow-up vis… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Rainforest Clearing Increases Malaria Incidence Rate Forth Eight Percent
