Global warming and the possible globalization of vector-borne diseases: a call for increased awareness and action

Human activities such as burning of fossil fuels play a role in upsetting a previously more balanced and harmonious ecosystem. Climate change-a significant variation in the usual pattern of Earth's average weather conditions is a product of this ecosystem imbalance, and the rise in the Earth�...

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Published inTropical medicine and health Vol. 44; no. 1; p. 38
Main Authors Balogun, Emmanuel O, Nok, Andrew J, Kita, Kiyoshi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan BioMed Central 24.11.2016
Subjects
Climate change
Greenhouse effect
Infectious diseases
Letter to the Editor
Tropical diseases
Vectors (Biology)
Canada
Nigeria
United States > US
Europe
Vector-borne diseases
Global health
Global warming
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Summary:Human activities such as burning of fossil fuels play a role in upsetting a previously more balanced and harmonious ecosystem. Climate change-a significant variation in the usual pattern of Earth's average weather conditions is a product of this ecosystem imbalance, and the rise in the Earth's average temperature (global warming) is a prominent evidence. There is a correlation between global warming and the ease of transmission of infectious diseases. Therefore, with global health in focus, we herein opine a stepping-up of research activities regarding global warming and infectious diseases globally.
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ISSN:1348-8945
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1349-4147
DOI:10.1186/s41182-016-0039-0