Climate Change Could Bring Malaria And Other Infectious Diseases To The UK

Frequent floods, heatwaves and other extreme weather conditions could have huge health impacts for the UK, the BMA said in a new online report1 on climate change. The BMA report, ‘Health professionals - taking action on climate change’, is calling on health professionals to take the lead on this issue. The online report states that doctors have the opportunity and responsibility to highlight the public health risks associated with climate change.

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Filed under: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses on April 3rd, 2008