Strengthening the global response to climate change and infectious disease threats

Climate change is emerging as an important driver of disease incidence, and a wait and see approach invites unnecessary risk, write Jeremy Hess and colleagues. Governments, funders, researchers, and practitioners must act now

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Published inBMJ (Online) Vol. 371; p. m3081
Main Authors Hess, Jeremy, Boodram, Laura-Lee G, Paz, Shlomit, Stewart Ibarra, Anna M, Wasserheit, Judith N, Lowe, Rachel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 26.10.2020
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SeriesClimate Change and Communicable Diseases
Subjects
Analysis
Carbon footprint
Climate Change
Communicable Diseases - epidemiology
Communicable Diseases - transmission
COVID-19
Emissions
Epidemics
Funding
Global Health
Greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gases
Health Policy
Health risk assessment
Humans
Infectious diseases
International Cooperation
Malaria
Pandemics
Pathogens
Tropical diseases
Urbanization
West Nile virus
Zoonoses
Europe
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Summary:Climate change is emerging as an important driver of disease incidence, and a wait and see approach invites unnecessary risk, write Jeremy Hess and colleagues. Governments, funders, researchers, and practitioners must act now
ISSN:1756-1833
0959-8138
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.m3081