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

نویسندگان

  • Emmanuel O Balogun
  • Andrew J Nok
  • Kiyoshi Kita
چکیده

Human activities such as burning of fossil fuels play a role in upsetting a previously more balanced and harmonious ecosystem. Climate change-a significant variation in the usual pattern of Earth's average weather conditions is a product of this ecosystem imbalance, and the rise in the Earth's average temperature (global warming) is a prominent evidence. There is a correlation between global warming and the ease of transmission of infectious diseases. Therefore, with global health in focus, we herein opine a stepping-up of research activities regarding global warming and infectious diseases globally.

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دوره 44  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016