Editing Malaria (section)

====Changes in geographic distribution====

Climate change has led to shifts in malaria-endemic regions, with the disease expanding into higher altitudes and previously malaria-free areas.<ref name=Caminade14>{{cite journal |vauthors=Caminade C, Kovats S, Rocklov J, Tompkins AM, Morse AP, Colón-González FJ, Stenlund H, Martens P, Lloyd SJ |display-authors=6 |title=Impact of climate change on global malaria distribution |journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA |volume=111 |issue=9 |pages=3286–91 |date=March 2014 |pmid=24596427 |pmc=3948226 |doi=10.1073/pnas.1302089111 |doi-access=free |bibcode=2014PNAS..111.3286C }}</ref>
Rising temperatures allow mosquitoes to survive in regions that were once too cold for them, including highland areas in Africa, South America, and parts of Asia.<ref name=Caminade14/>
A study analyzing malaria cases in Ethiopian and Colombian highlands found a strong correlation between increased temperatures and malaria incidence, demonstrating that climate change has made previously inhospitable areas suitable for transmission.<ref name=Siraj14>{{cite journal |vauthors=Siraj AS, Santos-Vega M, Bouma MJ, Yadeta D, Ruiz Carrascal D, Pascual M |title=Altitudinal changes in malaria incidence in highlands of Ethiopia and Colombia |journal=Science |volume=343 |issue=6175 |pages=1154–8 |date=March 2014 |pmid=24604201 |doi=10.1126/science.1244325 |bibcode=2014Sci...343.1154S }}</ref>