Could malaria return to Britain?
With predicted global warming, the mosquito fauna of Britain is certain to change. How will this effect our native Anopheles mosquitoes and the development of malarial parasites within them? Will exotic species become established, and act as more effective vectors of malaria?
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Department of Environmental Sciences, University of East London.
D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D017752:Greenhouse Effect; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000469:parasitology; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D010966:Plasmodium vivax / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D013696:Temperature; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014867:Water / Q000469:parasitology
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