Impact of climate change on human infectious diseases: Empirical evidence and human adaptation

Environment International

Volumn 86, Issue , 2016, Pages 14-23

  Wu, Xiaoxu ^a   Lu, Yongmei ^b   Zhou, Sen ^c   Chen, Lifan ^a   Xu, Bing ^a,c,d  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Health impact; Human infectious diseases; Pathogen; Transmission

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASES; HEALTH RISKS; PATHOGENS; TRANSMISSIONS;

ADAPTATION; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTHY LIFESTYLES; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL SCALE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH IMPACT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PATHOGEN;

CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; CHOLERA; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DROUGHT; EL NINO; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FLOODING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFECTION; INFLUENZA; LIFESTYLE; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PRECIPITATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUNLIGHT; WEATHER; WIND; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; CLIMATE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISEASE CARRIER; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; TRANSMISSION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISEASE VECTORS; HUMANS; WEATHER;

EID: 84945208977     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2015.09.007     Document Type: Review

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