Climate Change and Vector-Borne Disease Spread: When Warming Climates Bring Tropical Threats Home

Climate Change and Vector-Borne Disease Spread: When Warming Climates Bring Tropical Threats Home

A single mosquito bite can redecorate the map of human vulnerability. In recent months, public-health authorities across southern Europe and the American mid-Atlantic have detected autochthonous dengue and chikungunya cases—no longer confined to the tropics—linking anomalous weather patterns to the northward sweep of Aedes mosquitoes (CDC Vector-Borne). As climate change reshapes ecosystems, the interplay of medical ethics, policy strategies, an…

Climate change meets healthcare

Heat is considered the largest health risk posed by climate change for people in Germany. However, at the current time, the healthcare system is only poorly prepared for the challenges it is set to face. This was the starting point for the research project on adapting healthcare provision in light of the repercussions of climate change (AdaptNet). Together with its partners, the Chair of General… Source