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The curious link between malaria and gold prices

The international gold price is the single best predictor of malaria cases in Guyana

Munira Rajkotwalla
Mass migration and crowded conditions often lead to the spread of infectious disease in mining regions.

Mass migration and crowded conditions often lead to the spread of infectious disease in mining regions. | Credits: Bachkova Natalia via Shutterstock

A surge in malaria cases among miners and Indigenous communities in Guyana has reignited concerns about the deadly link between mining and infectious diseases.  From the fever-struck goldfields of 19th-century...

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