India, July 8 -- Rainfall, temperature and vegetation greenness are key but nonlinear, delayed drivers of malaria across 20 Sub-Saharan African nations.

The findings were published in a multi-country study that linked 2,400 monthly observations of malaria incidence with climate, population density and elevation.

Moderate rain, optimal temperatures and greener landscapes were found to boost mosquito survival and transmission risk.

A new study published in the journal Nature Scientific Reports found that rainfall, temperature and vegetation significantly influence malaria transmission across Sub-Saharan Africa.

These climatic influences are not straightforward; their effects are both nonlinear and delayed, meaning that changes in weathe...