Researchers call for coordinated response to climate-linked mosquito-borne diseases-Xinhua
MELBOURNE, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Prevention measures including mosquito control, vaccines and efforts to limit global warming are critical to counter the growing burden of mosquito-borne diseases in a changing climate, according to an Australian review. The review by Monash University researchers, published in Science Advances, examined the complex ecological, epidemiological and socioeconomic factors that influence the transmission of malaria and dengue, according to a university statement released on Saturday. "As climate change increases temperatures and alters rainfall patterns, this expands the areas with climatic conditions in which Anopheles and Aedes mosquito populations can thrive," which transmit malaria and dengue, respectively, said the review's lead researcher Toby Cumming at...