Executive summary Far-reaching changes to the structure and function of the Earth's natural
systems represent a growing threat to human health. And yet, global health has mainly …

Concerted action is needed to address public health issues raised by climate change. In this
Review we discuss infections acquired through various routes (arthropod vector, rodent …

The term “global health” is rapidly replacing the older terminology of “international health.”
We describe the role of the World Health Organization (WHO) in both international and …

Summary The Lancet Countdown: tracking progress on health and climate change is an
international, multidisciplinary research collaboration between academic institutions and …

Quinoline-containing antimalarial drugs, such as chloroquine, quinine and mefloquine, are
mainstays of chemotherapy against malaria. The molecular basis of the action of these …

Summary El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a climate event that originates in the
Pacific Ocean but has wide-ranging consequences for weather around the world, and is …

The previous chapter considered how short-term variations in climatic conditions and
extreme weather events can exert direct effects on human death rates, physical injury …

review the neoclassical model of poverty's relationship with environment—a model that
suggests (among other things) a potential vicious cycle of poverty environmental …

▪ Abstract Many diseases are influenced by weather conditions or display strong seasonality,
suggestive of a possible climatic contribution. Projections of future climate change have …

Ehrlichiae are small, gram-negative, obligately intracellular bacteria that reside within a
phagosome. The first human ehrlichial infection was recognized in the United States in …