Climate and Health

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Climate change and associated extreme weather events, such as Hurricane Mitch, can have profound public health and economic consequences. [Epstein][1] discusses in his Perspective how climate change and severe weather events are making a large impact on emerging infectious diseases. He examines how data on changes in climate can be used to better forecast disease outbreaks ([ Linthicum et al .][2]), allowing time for preventative action such as vaccination of livestock. [1]: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/285/5426/347 [2]: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/short/285/5426/397