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Climate change may worsen rodent-borne disease risks
Original: Changing climate may influence risks from deadly rodent-borne diseases
Researchers warn that a changing climate could increase the risk of deadly diseases carried by rodents, as shifts in temperature and rainfall alter rodent populations and push them into closer contact with people. The warning highlights how climate-driven changes to ecosystems may expand outbreaks of illnesses such as hantavirus and leptospirosis, and experts are calling for closer monitoring of rodent populations and disease patterns.
Why now: Growing concern that climate change is altering habitats and increasing the risk of infectious disease outbreaks.
Evidence
- Changing climate may influence risks from deadly rodent-borne diseases · Natural History Museum
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