Climate teleconnections and recent patterns of human and animal disease outbreaks.

Climate teleconnections and recent patterns of human and animal disease outbreaks.

Recent clusters of outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases (Rift Valley fever and chikungunya) in Africa and parts of the Indian Ocean islands illustrate how interannual climate variability influences the changing risk patterns of disease outbreaks. Although Rift Valley fever outbreaks have been known...

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Main Authors: Assaf Anyamba, Kenneth J Linthicum, Jennifer L Small, Kathrine M Collins, Compton J Tucker, Edwin W Pak, Seth C Britch, James Ronald Eastman, Jorge E Pinzon, Kevin L Russell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3265456?pdf=render

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