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Climate change linked to Zika outbreak
2016-02-07 22:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Straits Times: Climate change may have fuelled the outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in Latin America and made it harder for developing countries to manage future epidemics, researchers said. Record-high temperatures last year in Brazil, Ecuador and other South American countries created ideal conditions for the mosquito that transmits the Zika virus, which is suspected of causing birth defects, scientists said in a conference call with reporters on Friday. The researchers, who cautioned that any...
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