Global warming and the possible globalization of vector-borne diseases: A call for increased awareness and action

Tropical Medicine and Health

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Balogun, Emmanuel O ^a,b   Nok, Andrew J ^b   Kita, Kiyoshi ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Global health; Global warming; Vector borne diseases

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL FUEL;

AWARENESS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOSYSTEM; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INFECTION; LETTER; VECTOR BORNE DISEASE;

EID: 84997498801     PISSN: 13488945     EISSN: 13494147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s41182-016-0039-0     Document Type: Letter

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