Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Malaria
Sarah Nogaro & Eleanor Riley, London School of
Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Key facts
With an estimated 216 million cases annually among 3.3 billion people at risk, malaria is a leading cause of
death and disease worldwide, particularly affecting children under 5 and pregnant women. More than 90% of
the disease burden is in sub-Saharan Africa where climate conditions are favourable for the mosquito vector