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Landscape of current malaria transmission areas in southern Venezuela
Deforested areas for illegal gold mining in southeastern Venezuela. Vegetation from surrounding forest is cut for small-scale gold extraction using hydraulic mining techniques. From 2007-2017, 3,058 Hectares of tree cover were lost while malaria increased by ~746 %. Miners work, sleep and live outdoors in provisional camps, exposed to continuous vector mosquito biting. Mining dug-outs left after clearing vegetation are suitable for colonization of main vector species of malaria. Grillet (2021)
Image Credit: Jorge E. Moreno
Citation: (2021) PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Issue Image | Vol. 15(1) February 2021. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 15(1): ev15.i01. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.pntd.v15.i01
Published: February 2, 2021
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Deforested areas for illegal gold mining in southeastern Venezuela. Vegetation from surrounding forest is cut for small-scale gold extraction using hydraulic mining techniques. From 2007-2017, 3,058 Hectares of tree cover were lost while malaria increased by ~746 %. Miners work, sleep and live outdoors in provisional camps, exposed to continuous vector mosquito biting. Mining dug-outs left after clearing vegetation are suitable for colonization of main vector species of malaria. Grillet (2021)
Image Credit: Jorge E. Moreno