Malaria risk in West Africa is expected to fall (western region) or remain the same (eastern region) in response to climate change over the twenty-first century. This is primarily due to extreme temperature conditions projected under a high greenhouse gas emissions scenario.
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Caminade, C., Jones, A. Malaria in a warmer West Africa. Nature Clim Change 6, 984–985 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate3095
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