TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A research discovered that malaria disease began to spread on high ground such mountains. Mercedes Pascual from Michigan University stated that climate change contributes in malaria's migration to mountainous areas.
The Science Journal, which published the research in Ethiopia and Colombia, showed that the Anopheles Mosquito is highly sensitive to climate changes. During warmer temperature, Anopheles Mosquito tends to cover large areas.
Cases of malaria in Africa and South America also increased due to high population. Menno Bouma from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, stated that malaria is easier to spread in higher ground as residents were more prone to contacting disease. It is estimated that there are three million cases per year in Ethiopia just because of one Centigrade temperature change.
GABRIEL TITIYOGA | SCIENCEDAILY