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Infectious diseases and climate change intersect with no simple answers
Description: Climate change is already affecting the spread of infectious diseases--and human health and biodiversity worldwide--according to disease ecologists reporting research results in this week's issue of the journal Science. Modeling disease outcomes from host and parasite responses to climate variables, they say, could help public health officials and environmental managers address the challenges posed by the changing landscape of infectious disease. [Source: National Science Foundation]
URL: http://nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=128617&org=NSF&from=news
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Source: National Science Foundation
Publish Date: 8/8/2013
Reading Level: Basic
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