Sunday, December 17, 2006
Climate change may induce a more deadly dengue
New Delhi, Dec 17 (UNI) A more deadly dengue may be an indirect off-shoot of the impending climate change besides its direct effects like rising sea level, intense cyclones, floods and droughts, says a World Bank study.
Higher temperatures (between 0.9 to 1.3 degrees celsius by 2050), changes in water supply, extreme weather events and decline in agriculture would have significant impact on public health and safety, says the study on adaptation to climate change, released at an international conference here.
The changes could cause a significant increase in the frequency and intensity of vector-borne and water-borne disease like dengue and malaria.
Higher temperatures (between 0.9 to 1.3 degrees celsius by 2050), changes in water supply, extreme weather events and decline in agriculture would have significant impact on public health and safety, says the study on adaptation to climate change, released at an international conference here.
The changes could cause a significant increase in the frequency and intensity of vector-borne and water-borne disease like dengue and malaria.
# posted by uv : 10:43 PM
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