Oct 18, 2015
Impact of climate change on human infectious diseases: Empirical evidence and human adaptation
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Environment International
- States that climate change impacts human infectious disease via pathogen, host and transmission
- Goes beyond empirical observation of association between climate and health effect Improves prediction of associated shifts in infectious diseases at various scales
- Finds the health impacts may be controlled through adopting certain proactive measures
- Establishes local early warning system for health effect of predicated climate change