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Telegraph.co.uk: Good dam design can cut the number of cases of malaria in surrounding areas

Engineers need to rethink how to design and operate dams after research found that they create an additional 1.1 million cases of malaria every year.

VoaNews.com: Study: Africans Near Dams 4 Times More Likely to Get Malaria

The study also warned that with many new dams slated to be built in the region, malaria cases could rise by tens of thousands annually.

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