Is your coffee contributing to malaria risk?

(University of Sydney) Researchers at the University of Sydney and University of S ã o Paulo, Brazil, 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.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news