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Illegal gold mining causes surges in malaria in the Amazon, and the association is far worse than we suspected

An increase of just 0.03% in illegal gold mining is associated with a 20 to 46% increase in the local incidence of malaria in Yanomami lands in the Brazilian Amazon.

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Illegal gold mining causes surges in malaria in the Amazon, and the association is far worse than we suspectedAn increase of just 0.03% in illegal gold mining is associated with a 20 to 46% increase in the local incidence of malaria in Yanomami lands in the Brazilian Amazon.
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