'Climate change and infectious diseases in Australia: future prospects, adaptation options, and research priorities' is an article by David Harley and others in the Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health recently. The current situation and potential future climate change impacts for respiratory, diarrheal, and vectorborne diseases in Australia are reviewed.
Projections have been made internationally and in Australia for climatic influences on infectious disease incidence. There are other factors involved as well, and the authors acknowledge that not all changes will necessarily be negative. "In this article, we present knowledge on the present and the future of infectious diseases in Australia, with emphasis on climate change impacts. On this basis we suggest responses by the health sector to manage changes in risk. We also suggest future directions for population health research in relation to climate change."
To see the full text of this article, contact your library with this citation: Asia Pac J Public Health March 2011 23: 54S-66S.
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