http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on climate change & insect-borne disease and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/health/climate-change-insect-borne-disease/news/ India urgently needs a permanent dengue surveillance system, say N. Sivagnaname and colleagues.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/climate-change-insect-borne-disease/opinions/india-needs-a-dengue-surveillance-system.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_climatechangeinsectbornediseaseFri, 23 Mar 2012 07:09:34 GMTPriya Shetty explains the links between climate change and insect-borne disease, and outlines priorities for developing country policymakers.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/climate-change-insect-borne-disease/features/climate-change-and-insect-borne-disease-facts-and--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_climatechangeinsectbornediseaseWed, 09 Sep 2009 08:30:00 GMTClimate change's complex links with insect-borne disease need solid research — not alarmism that distracts from other crucial factors.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/climate-change-insect-borne-disease/editorials/get-the-science-straight-on-climate-change-and-dis.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_climatechangeinsectbornediseaseWed, 09 Sep 2009 08:30:00 GMTContrary to oft-repeated claims, climate change is unlikely to cause a major rise in malaria, says medical entomologist Paul Reiter.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/climate-change-insect-borne-disease/opinions/the-malaria-myths-of-climate-change-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_climatechangeinsectbornediseaseWed, 09 Sep 2009 08:25:00 GMTQuickly detecting, not predicting, malaria epidemics is the key to disease control, says tropical medicine expert, Jonathan Cox.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/climate-change-insect-borne-disease/opinions/better-surveillance-key-to-malaria-early-warning-s.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_climatechangeinsectbornediseaseWed, 09 Sep 2009 08:24:00 GMTWe must prepare for climate change bringing more natural disasters that favour mosquito-borne disease, says Jai P. Narain from the WHO.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/climate-change-insect-borne-disease/opinions/climate-change-brings-natural-disasters-and-diseas.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_climatechangeinsectbornediseaseWed, 09 Sep 2009 08:23:00 GMTWe must reduce the poor's vulnerability to insect-borne disease regardless of climate change, says public health expert Ulisses Confalonieri.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/climate-change-insect-borne-disease/opinions/tackling-insect-borne-disease-whatever-the-weather.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_climatechangeinsectbornediseaseWed, 09 Sep 2009 08:22:00 GMTModelling how climate change might affect insect-borne disease is hugely complex — and increasingly controversial, explains Justine Davies.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/climate-change-insect-borne-disease/features/climate-complexities-stoke-disease-controversies-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_climatechangeinsectbornediseaseWed, 09 Sep 2009 08:00:00 GMTReporting on how climate change affects health is a real challenge — screen your sources and find reliable experts, says Asefaw Getachew.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/climate-change-insect-borne-disease/opinions/the-challenge-of-reporting-on-climate-change-and-h.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_climatechangeinsectbornediseaseWed, 09 Sep 2009 08:00:00 GMTPolicies to combat malaria are needed regardless of climate change, which has a far smaller impact on the disease than human activity.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/climate-change-insect-borne-disease/policy-briefs/policies-to-reduce-malaria-regardless-of-climate-c.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_climatechangeinsectbornediseaseWed, 09 Sep 2009 08:00:00 GMTEnhancing disease surveillance and response and improving environmental conditions can help reduce negative health impacts of climate change.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/climate-change-insect-borne-disease/policy-briefs/reducing-the-adverse-health-effects-of-climate-cha.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_climatechangeinsectbornediseaseWed, 09 Sep 2009 07:55:00 GMTClimate change is leading to a change in the behavior of two species of malaria vectors in Peru, a study has found.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/climate-change-insect-borne-disease/news/peru-climate-change-could-affect-malaria-vectors-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_climatechangeinsectbornediseaseThu, 30 Jul 2009 08:29:44 GMTUsing data on sea temperature and vegetation a new climate model can predict dengue outbreaks many weeks in advance.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/climate-change-insect-borne-disease/news/model-provides-early-warning-of-dengue-outbreaks.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_climatechangeinsectbornediseaseThu, 18 Jun 2009 12:49:29 GMTPoor countries need to improve their surveillance and research capacity to reduce the damage climate change will do to health, says a report.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/climate-change-insect-borne-disease/news/climate-change-may-be-century-s-greatest-health-th.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_climatechangeinsectbornediseaseFri, 15 May 2009 16:16:36 GMTThe assumption that climate change will inevitably increase infectious diseases is "one-tailed", argues an ecologist.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/climate-change-insect-borne-disease/news/debate-erupts-over-effects-of-climate-change-on-di.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_climatechangeinsectbornediseaseThu, 09 Apr 2009 14:51:27 GMTMore research must be invested in controlling or preventing disease to reduce climate-related health risks, says Dziedzom De Souza.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/climate-change-insect-borne-disease/opinions/mind-the-gap-reducing-climate-related-health-risks.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_climatechangeinsectbornediseaseThu, 26 Mar 2009 12:51:01 GMTScientists have quantified the link between El Niño and malaria rates in Colombia, and say seasonal malaria forecasts are a possibility.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/climate-change-insect-borne-disease/news/scientists-quantify-el-ni-o-s-effect-on-malaria-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_climatechangeinsectbornediseaseMon, 23 Feb 2009 06:00:00 GMTAn insect expert says that climate change could reduce malaria cases in high-risk areas — while cooler areas could be severely hit.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/climate-change-insect-borne-disease/news/climate-change-could-reverse-malaria-patterns-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_climatechangeinsectbornediseaseTue, 17 Feb 2009 14:57:20 GMTA new mapping tool could be used to determine where dengue-carrying mosquitoes will spread in the developing world as the climate changes.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/climate-change-insect-borne-disease/news/new-tool-maps-dengue-s-climate-spread.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_climatechangeinsectbornediseaseThu, 12 Feb 2009 15:32:22 GMTThe damage caused by climate change will greatly depend on how sustainable development policies are designed, a study has found.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/climate-change-insect-borne-disease/news/climate-change-impact-dependent-on-policies-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_climatechangeinsectbornediseaseTue, 20 Jan 2009 15:22:14 GMT 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