Published December, 2008
By James L.A. Webb and James L. A. Webb, Jr
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Series: Studies in Environment and History
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Humanity's Burden provides a panoramic overview of the history of malaria. It traces the long arc of malaria out of tropical Africa into Eurasia, its transfer to the Americas during the early years of the Columbian exchange, and its retraction from the middle latitudes into the tropics since the late nineteenth century.

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Published December, 2008
By James L.A. Webb and James L. A. Webb, Jr
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Series: Studies in Environment and History
Rating:
Availability: Available

Humanity's Burden provides a panoramic overview of the history of malaria. It traces the long arc of malaria out of tropical Africa into Eurasia, its transfer to the Americas during the early years of the Columbian exchange, and its retraction from the middle latitudes into the tropics since the late nineteenth century.

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