• Question: Why is malria not in the Uk but is very common in Africa. :

    Asked by to Peter on 25 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
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      Peter Elliott answered on 25 Jun 2014:


      It comes down to temperature. There are over 2500 species of mosquito. The ones in Africa cannot survive the colder conditions in the uk so we do not have to worry about malaria carrying Mosquitos coming here. But with climate change that might one day change.

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