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'Numerous effects' of climate change on tropical diseases
2015-02-16 16:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Medical News Today: The behavior of mosquitoes - the vectors, or carriers, of diseases such as malaria - is known to be sensitive to temperature and rainfall, and the "inevitable" effect of climate change on this and other vector-borne diseases is the subject of a new collection of papers published today. Among the theories is that Europe could, within decades, become a "highly suitable" place for the mosquitoes that transmit, for example, dengue. Global warming may push tropical diseases to new regions. Published...
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