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Under the Weather: Climate, Ecosystems, and Infectious Disease

Committee on Climate, Ecosystems, Infectious Disease, and Human Health
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
Division on Earth and Life Studies
National Research Council

National Academy Press, 2001
ISBN 0-309-07278-6

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"Under the Weather" evaluates our current understanding of the linkages among climate, ecosystems, and infectious disease, and outlines the research needed to improve our understanding of these linkages. It examines the potential for using climate forecasts and ecological observations to help forecast infectious disease outbreaks, identifies the necessary components for an epidemic early-warning system, and reviews lessons learned from the use of climate forecasts in other realms of human activity. "Under the Weather" will be a valuable and accessible resource for researchers from a wide variety of disciplinary backgrounds, as well as to policy makers and public health officials.