Globalization, Climate Change, and Human Health

To the Editor: The scholarly review of globalization and climate change by McMichael (April 4 issue) 1 emphasizes the associated economic, social, demographic, and environmental threats to human health and suggests steps to mitigate these changes on a global scale. Although McMichael also mentions t...

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 369; no. 1; pp. 94 - 96
Main Authors Davis, Charles E, Rossati, Antonella, Bargiacchi, Olivia, Garavelli, Pietro Luigi, Juliusson, Gunnar, McMichael, Anthony J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Waltham, MA Massachusetts Medical Society 04.07.2013
Subjects
Basic Medicine
Biological and medical sciences
Cell and Molecular Biology
Cell- och molekylärbiologi
Climate Change
General aspects
Globalization
Health
Humans
Importation
Infections
Internationality
Medical and Health Sciences
Medical sciences
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper
Miscellaneous
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
World
Dynamical climatology
Human
Medicine
Climate change
Globalization
Public health
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Summary:To the Editor: The scholarly review of globalization and climate change by McMichael (April 4 issue) 1 emphasizes the associated economic, social, demographic, and environmental threats to human health and suggests steps to mitigate these changes on a global scale. Although McMichael also mentions the effects of climate change and globalization on the geographic range of vectorborne infections, he does not alert readers to sobering examples of the emergence of tropical infections in the temperate zone (Table 1). Globalization and climate change promote the emergence of these infections synergistically. Globalization increases the number of infected travelers and the accidental importation of . . .
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMc1305749