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From the WHO factsheet[1] on malaria:

> Nearly half of the world's population is at risk of malaria.

> In 2015, there were roughly 212 million malaria cases and an estimated 429 000 malaria deaths.

> Increased prevention and control measures have led to a 29% reduction in malaria mortality rates globally since 2010.

> Sub-Saharan Africa continues to carry a disproportionately high share of the global malaria burden. In 2015, the region was home to 90% of malaria cases and 92% of malaria deaths.

If you lived in a mosquito/disease endemic region, would you still have the same first reaction?

[1] http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs094/en/




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