Illegal gold mining causes surges in malaria in the Amazon, and the association is far worse than suspected

Gold prices are at an all-time high, and we are very worried. As disease ecologists, it's not the economic instability that concerns us, but the fact that a surge in gold mining could have a devastating impact on human health.

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