Paleoclimate and bubonic plague: a forewarning of future risk?

BMC Biology

Commentary

Anthony J McMichael¹ 

[1] National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Building 62, Mills Road, 0200, Canberra, ACT, Australia;

关键词: Schistosomiasis;    Lyme Disease;    Plague;    Yersinia Pestis;    Rodent Population;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1741-7007-8-108

 received in 2010-08-23, accepted in 2010-08-25,  发布年份 2010

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Pandemics of bubonic plague have occurred in Eurasia since the sixth century AD. Climatic variations in Central Asia affect the population size and activity of the plague bacterium's reservoir rodent species, influencing the probability of human infection. Using innovative time-series analysis of surrogate climate records spanning 1,500 years, a study in BMC Biology concludes that climatic fluctuations may have influenced these pandemics. This has potential implications for health risks from future climate change.See research article http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/8/112

【 授权许可】

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© McMichael; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2010