Climate change to fuel northern spread of avian malaria: Malaria already found in birds in Alaska
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - 19:30
in Biology & Nature
Malaria has been found in birds in parts of Alaska, and global climate change will drive it even farther north, according to a new study. The spread could prove devastating to arctic bird species that have no resistance to the disease, and may also help scientists understand the effects of climate change on the spread of human malaria.