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How is it that malaria is such a significant hazard in africa?
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Causes death: According to the world health organization (http://www.Who.Int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs094/en/) "• in 2010, malaria caused an estimated 660 000 deaths (with an uncertainty range of 490 000 to 836 000), mostly among african children. ".
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