Climate change and emerging infectious diseases

Authors
Epstein, PR
Citation
Pr. Epstein, Climate change and emerging infectious diseases, MICROBES IN, 3(9), 2001, pp. 747-754
Citations number
72
Categorie Soggetti
Immunology
Journal title
MICROBES AND INFECTION
ISSN journal
12864579 → ACNP
Volume
3
Issue
9
Year of publication
2001
Pages
747 - 754
Database
ISI
SICI code
1286-4579(200107)3:9<747:CCAEID>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
The ranges of infectious diseases and vectors are changing in altitude, alo ng with shifts in plant communities and the retreat of alpine glaciers. Add itionally, 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. (C) 2001 Editions s cientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.