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58% of human infectious diseases can be worsened by climate change – we scoured 77,000 studies to map the pathways

  • Written by Tristan McKenzie, Postdoctoral Researcher in Marine Science, University of Gothenburg
imageFlooding from hurricanes like Irma in Florida can overwhelm sewer systems and spread pathogens in other ways.Brian Blanco/Getty Images

Climate change can exacerbate a full 58% of the infectious diseases that humans come in contact with worldwide, from common waterborne viruses to deadly diseases like plague, our new research shows.

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