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The past and future impact of climate change on childhood malaria in Africa

Nature Climate & Health Colin J. Carlson, Tamma Carleton, Romaric C. Odoulami, Cullen D. Molitor, Christopher H. Trisos 2026-07-29

TL;DR - A Nature study uses climate and econometric modelling to examine how human-caused climate change has altered—and may continue to shift—the burden of childhood malaria across Africa.

  • Combines climate analysis with econometric modelling.
  • Focuses specifically on childhood malaria in Africa.
  • Finds that climate change is redistributing malaria burden, with implications for geographically targeted public-health planning.
  • The provided excerpt does not report effect sizes, affected regions, or detailed projections.

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