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News Release 13-138
Infectious diseases and climate change intersect with no simple answers
Study highlights challenges of predicting disease outcomes in a warming world
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Monarch butterflies carry infections in parts of the U.S. where they breed year-round.
Credit: P. Davis and S. Altizer
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Biologist studying tumors on coral; climate warming may fuel lethal coral diseases.
Credit: B. Willis
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Muskoxen may be susceptible to arctic climate change and emerging infectious diseases.
Credit: S. Kutz
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White-footed mice: the primary reservoir hosts for Lyme disease in the eastern United States.
Credit: R. Ostfeld
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Black-legged ticks, the primary vectors of Lyme disease in the northeastern United States.
Credit: K. Oggenfuss
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The researchers' findings are described in the Aug. 2, 2013, issue of Science.
Credit: Copyright AAAS 2013
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