University of Vermont: Deforestation Reduces Malaria Bed Nets' Effectiveness
December 06, 2024
December 06, 2024
BURLINGTON, Vermont, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news:
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Trees and disease: Public health measures to fight malaria--including insecticide-treated bed nets--lose effectiveness as deforestation rises
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BY LAUREN MILIDEO
When a forest is lost to development, some effects are obvious. Stumps and mud puddles across the landscape, a plowed field or houses a year after that. But deforestation . . .
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Trees and disease: Public health measures to fight malaria--including insecticide-treated bed nets--lose effectiveness as deforestation rises
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BY LAUREN MILIDEO
When a forest is lost to development, some effects are obvious. Stumps and mud puddles across the landscape, a plowed field or houses a year after that. But deforestation . . .