Climate Change

The R21/Matrix-M vaccine can now be used in Ghana and could help in the prevention of a vector-borne disease that kills over 600,000 people annually.

The incidence rate of babesiosis in Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire saw a dramatic increase over a multiyear period and saw an increase overall in other states where the disease is endemic.

With evolving weather patterns, the natural habitat of ticks is expanding, and more people are becoming susceptible to them.

As someone who lives with the long-term effects of chikungunya, Camillo Mora PhD, sees the expanding habitat of mosquitos and is concerned more people will be exposed to vector-borne illnesses and deal with not only the acute phases of these viruses but also the possibility of long-term health effects they can present.

The European Commission has approved their first dengue vaccine, Takeda’s TAK-003, as climate change and urbanization contribute to a worldwide rise in dengue incidence.

As greenhouse gas emissions result in floods, heat waves, and more extreme weather events, people and pathogens are thrown closer together.

Research shows specific climate elements affect mosquito proliferation and can play a role in predictors of vector activity and insect control interventions.