First global malaria map in decades shows reduced risk

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The Malaria Atlas Project maps malaria occurrences world-wide.
The Malaria Atlas Project maps malaria occurrences world-wide.

About 35 percent of the world’s population is at risk of contracting deadly malaria, but many people are at a lower risk than previously thought, raising hope that the disease could be seriously reduced or eliminated in parts of the world.


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