Kenya: Malaria Cases to Rise, Warns UN

28 October 2008

Nairobi — Kenyans should prepare for an increase in malaria cases as the effects of global warming begin to be felt, a UN agency has warned.

"As the temperatures increase in areas such as Nairobi, which is generally but not entirely free of malaria, the mosquitoes that carry it will certainly be able to breed, which will cause problems with the disease in areas that are not currently plagued by this," said Mr Tim Kasten, head of the Division of Environmental Policy Implementation at the United Nations Environmental Programme.

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