Zoonotic infections in Alaska: disease prevalence, potential impact of climate change and recommended actions for earlier disease detection, research, prevention and control

Over the last 60 years, Alaska's mean annual temperature has increased by 1.6°C, more than twice the rate of the rest of the United States. As a result, climate change impacts are more pronounced here than in other regions of the United States. Warmer temperatures may allow som...

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Main Authors: Karsten Hueffer, Alan J. Parkinson, Robert Gerlach, James Berner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2013-02-01
Series:International Journal of Circumpolar Health
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Online Access:http://www.circumpolarhealthjournal.net/index.php/ijch/article/view/19562/pdf_1