Climate change and emerging infectious diseases.
The ranges of infectious diseases and vectors are changing in altitude, along with shifts in plant communities and the retreat of alpine glaciers. Additionally, extreme weather events create conditions conducive to clusters of insect-, rodent- and water-borne diseases. Accelerating climate change carries profound threats for public health and society.
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Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School, 260 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. paul_epstein@hms.harvard.edu
D000818:Animals; D002980:Climate; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009033:Culicidae / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000502:physiology