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Climate change may worsen rodent-borne disease risks
Original: Changing climate may influence risks from deadly rodent-borne diseases
Researchers warn that shifting climate conditions could change the risks posed by deadly rodent-borne diseases, such as hantavirus and Lassa fever. Warmer temperatures and altered rainfall patterns may expand rodent habitats and bring infected animals into closer contact with people, increasing the chances of outbreaks. The findings add to growing concern that a warming planet will reshape where and how infectious diseases emerge.
Why now: New research linking climate change to the spread of dangerous rodent-borne diseases has drawn attention amid wider concern about climate and health.
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Evidence
- Changing climate may influence risks from deadly rodent-borne diseases · Phys.org
- Changing climate may influence risks from deadly rodent-borne diseases · Natural History Museum
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