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August 12, 2016

Warmer climate could lower dengue risk
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Aug 12, 2016
Health researchers predict that the transmission of dengue could decrease in a future warmer climate, countering previous projections that climate change would cause the potentially lethal virus to spread more easily. Hundreds of millions of people are infected with dengue each year, with some children dying in severe cases, and this research helps to address this significant global health problem. Co-lead researcher Associate Professor David Harley from The Australian National University (A ... read more

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