Impact of global warming on viral diseases: what is the evidence?

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 652-660

  Zell, Roland ^a   Krumbholz, Andi ^a   Wutzler, Peter ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; GLOBAL WARMING; PATHOGENS; RHENIUM;

ANTHROPOGENIC FACTORS; GLOBAL CHANGES; SEASONALITY; VIRAL DISEASES; WEATHER EVENTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ATMOSPHERE; BLUETONGUE ORBIVIRUS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CARRIER; ECONOMICS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION; WEATHER;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE; DISEASE VECTORS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMANS; VIRUS DISEASES;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 57049134029     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2008.10.009     Document Type: Review

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