Reducing Climate-Sensitive Disease Risks.

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2014
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This study focuses on livestock diseases that are "sensitive" to climate change, with a view to help practitioners reduce the risks of key climate-sensitive infectious diseases by strengthening risk management systems for disease outbreaks. The three diseases chosen for the study - Rift Valley fever, Bluetongue, and East Coast fever - spread through "vectors" such as insects and parasites ites, the prevalence of which fluctuates depending on key weather and climate variables such as temperature and humidity. As the symptoms of climate change continue, the frequency and extent of these diseases are expected to escalate. This research highlights the need for better understanding of the evolving interactions between the environment and emerging and reemerging disease pathogens.

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Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2014.

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World Bank Report no. 84956-GLB
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