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Biology
Mosquito genetics may explain why Zika virus outbreaks are rare in Africa: climate change could shift the balance
Mosquitoes that bite people. Credit: Greg Murray / Louis Lambrechts Africa’s low incidence of the Zika virus may be due to a surprising factor: the genetic makeup of local mosquito populations, a study has found. Research by scientists at Princeton University’s High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI), the Pasteur Institute, and the University of California, San Diego, reveals the causes of…
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Environment
AI models predict diarrheal disease outbreaks related to climate change
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Extreme weather events related to climate change, such as massive floods and prolonged droughts, often cause dangerous outbreaks of diarrheal diseases, especially in developing countries, and diarrheal diseases are the third leading cause of death in young children. It becomes. A study published in Environmental Research Letters on October 22, 2024, by an international research team…
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