General Article How climate change is amplifying mosquito-borne diseases

Topic Selected: Global Health Book Volume: 419

Mosquito-borne diseases kill more than one million people and infect up to 700 million each year – almost one in ten people. As the planet warms and climate change lengthens the mosquito season, the world’s deadliest creature will expand its geographical range to new regions and re-emerge in areas where mosquito numbers had subsided for decades.

Extreme climate and weather patterns such as droughts, heat waves, floods, and rainfall are increasing in severity and regularity across the globe. T...

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