Thursday, March 12, 2020

Is your coffee contributing to malaria risk?

Researchers estimate 20% of the malaria risk in deforestation hot spots is driven by the international trade of exports including: coffee, timber, soybean, cocoa, wood products, palm oil, tobacco, beef and cotton. The results of the study can be used for more demand-side approaches to mitigating malaria incidence by focusing on regulating malaria-impacted global supply chains.

from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200309093025.htm

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