Zimbabwe’s gold rush adds fuel to a deadly surge in malaria

In Zimbabwe, the pits left behind by informal gold miners are filling with stagnant water and becoming breeding grounds for mosquitoes. RFI English reports that health experts see the mining boom worsening a surge in malaria infections, one already driven higher by funding cuts and climate change. The feed does not include further detail on the scale of the outbreak.

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