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. 2024 Apr 4;21(4):e1004382.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004382. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Climate change: A driver of increasing vector-borne disease transmission in non-endemic areas

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Climate change: A driver of increasing vector-borne disease transmission in non-endemic areas

Shlomit Paz. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

In this Perspective, Shlomit Paz discusses the link between climate change and transmission of vector-borne diseases in non-endemic areas.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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