Can we cope with the ever-increasing threat of dengue fever?
Dengue fever is a climate-sensitive mosquito-borne disease that poses a threatÌýto half the world's population. But do we have the capacity to cope with future dengue fever challenges in the face of climate change?
A new study by scientists in both ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ and China, including the Environment Institute's assessed this question by surveyingÌýhealth professionals from the Centre of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Guandong Province, China. In 2014, the province was struckÌýwith a major dengue fever outbreak. Using
The paper, entitled "" was published in April, 2016 in Environmental Research.
A new study by scientists in both ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ and China, including the Environment Institute's assessed this question by surveyingÌýhealth professionals from the Centre of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Guandong Province, China. In 2014, the province was struckÌýwith a major dengue fever outbreak. Using
The paper, entitled "" was published in April, 2016 in Environmental Research.
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