Vector-borne Diseases and Climate Change
Author(s) -
Brian Byrd,
Stephanie L. Richards,
Jennifer D. Runkle,
Margaret M. Sugg
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
north carolina medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2379-4313
pISSN - 0029-2559
DOI - 10.18043/ncm.81.5.324
Subject(s) - preparedness , climate change , vector (molecular biology) , public health , resilience (materials science) , psychological resilience , environmental planning , environmental health , environmental resource management , geography , disease , political science , medicine , ecology , environmental science , biology , psychology , pathology , gene , law , psychotherapist , biochemistry , physics , recombinant dna , thermodynamics
Emerging and endemic vector-borne diseases remain significant causes of morbidity and economic burden in North Carolina. Effective policies must promote climate change resilience through public health preparedness at local and regional scales to proactively address the diverse environmental, climatic, and demographic factors amplifying vector-borne disease risk.
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