title: Global warming and the possible globalization of vector-borne diseases: a call for increased awareness and action.
abstract: Human activities such as burning of fossil fuels play a role in upsetting a previously more balanced and harmonious ecosystem. Climate change-a significant variation in the usual pattern of Earth's average weather conditions is a product of this ecosystem imbalance, and the rise in the Earth's average temperature (global warming) is a prominent evidence. There is a correlation between global warming and the ease of transmission of infectious diseases. Therefore, with global health in focus, we herein opine a stepping-up of research activities regarding global warming and infectious diseases globally.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Chemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0033 Japan ; Department of Biochemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 2222 Nigeria.
authors.forename: Emmanuel O
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-7528-1877
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Balogun
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 2222 Nigeria ; African Center of Excellence on Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biotechnology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 2222 Nigeria.
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Nok
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Chemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0033 Japan ; School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, 852-8523 Japan.
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kita
keywords: Global health; Global warming; Vector-borne diseases