Thursday, April 26, 2012

Spread of diseases linked to climate change

Financial Times: Europe is becoming a "hotspot" for emerging infections as those typically confined to tropical climates are making their way north, according to research that links climate change to the global spread of disease. Changing environmental conditions have facilitated the spread of bacteria and other carriers across borders, reports a study in the journal Science. It cited outbreaks of West Nile fever in Greece and Romania and Dengue fever in France and Croatia. Many disease vectors, such as mosquitoes...

URL: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/d5c9eb4c-8fbf-11e1-beaa-00144feab49a,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fd5c9eb4c-8fbf-11e1-beaa-00144feab49a.html&_i_referer=

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