Malaria already endemic in the Mediterranean by the Roman period

(University of Zurich) Malaria was already widespread on Sardinia by the Roman period, long before the Middle Ages, as indicated by research at the Institute of Evolutionary Medicine of the University of Zurich with the help of a Roman who died 2,000 years ago.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - July 27, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: news