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Viral infections and global change / edited by Sunit K. Singh.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (xxix, 628 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781118297469
  • 1118297466
  • 9781118298091
  • 1118298098
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Viral infections and global change.DDC classification:
  • 616.9/25 616.92
LOC classification:
  • RC114.5
NLM classification:
  • WC 500
Online resources: Summary: A timely exploration of the impact of global change on the emergence, reemergence, and control of vector-borne and zoonotic viral infections From massively destructive ""superstorms"" to rapidly rising sea levels, the world media is abuzz with talk of the threats to civilization posed by global warming. But one hazard that is rarely discussed is the dramatic rise in the number and magnitude of tropical virus outbreaks among human populations. One need only consider recent developments, such as the spread of chikungunya across southern Europe and dengue in Singapore, Brazil, and the so.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

A timely exploration of the impact of global change on the emergence, reemergence, and control of vector-borne and zoonotic viral infections From massively destructive ""superstorms"" to rapidly rising sea levels, the world media is abuzz with talk of the threats to civilization posed by global warming. But one hazard that is rarely discussed is the dramatic rise in the number and magnitude of tropical virus outbreaks among human populations. One need only consider recent developments, such as the spread of chikungunya across southern Europe and dengue in Singapore, Brazil, and the so.

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