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Climate change increases the risk of epidemics

Climate change increases the risk of epidemics

Researchers from the United States of America have warned of the increasing risks of new epidemics due to climate change. They fear further transmission of viruses from animal to human.

The basics in brief

  • US researchers warn of the increasing risks of transmission of viruses from animal to human.
  • The reason, among other things, is climate change and the migration of tropical mammals.

A study published Thursday in the journal Nature shows that mammals that carry viruses potentially dangerous to humans and that have their natural habitat in the tropics are increasingly forced to seek cooler habitats due to global warming. This also increases the risk of transmission of viruses from animal to human.

According to the study There are at least 10,000 virusesWhich has the ability to jump from animals to humans. However, the researchers hypothesize that the migration of native mammals to the tropics to cooler regions will result in at least 15,000 new viruses being transmitted from one animal to another by 2070.

The authors write that this process may already have begun. “We have uncovered a novel, potentially disruptive mechanism for disease development animal health “It could be threatening in the future, which in all likelihood will have an impact on our health,” said study co-author Gregory Albery of Georgetown University in Washington. The study provides “indisputable evidence” that “the coming decades will not only be hotter, but also much sicker.”

For their study, the researchers analyzed the putative movements of more than 3,100 mammals due to climate change and the resulting virus transmission. Scientists used different scenarios of global warming as a basis.

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