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December 31, 2009

Report: Malaria Risk to Increase in Kenya Due to Climate Change
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A new British government report has found that rising temperatures in
Kenya could put an extra four million people at risk of malaria. Climate
change has already caused a seven-fold increase in cases of malaria on
the slopes of Mount Kenya. The Guardian reports climate change has
raised average temperatures in the Central Highlands region of Kenya,
allowing the disease to creep into higher altitude areas where the
population has little or no immunity.



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