April 28, 2009 at 5:00 am by Susan Chaityn Lebovits
Climate Change Increases Cholera in Africa
Swine flu is grabbing headlines, but this isn’t the only public health issue concerning authorities. Cholera cases are increasing in Africa and researchers studying the increase say climate change is to blame.
According to a recent press release from AlphaGalileo, a resource for European research news, a study lead by researchers from the Madrid Carlos III Institute of Health shows cholera cases in Zambia are increasing as temperatures rise.
Their study results confirm that an increase in environmental temperature six weeks before the rainy season also increases the number of people …
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