Disturbance and disease

The world has witnessed an alarming rise in the emergence of infectious diseases, posing profound challenges to public health, ecological balance, and global well-being. Displacement of people and the destabilization of ecosystems create conditions that significantly amplify the risk of disease outb...

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Main Authors: Lambin, E.F., Anugwom, E., Prist, P.R., Agha, S., White, S., Grace, Delia, Khan, S.A., Fèvre, Eric M., Gottdenker, N., Murray, K.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174273
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Summary:The world has witnessed an alarming rise in the emergence of infectious diseases, posing profound challenges to public health, ecological balance, and global well-being. Displacement of people and the destabilization of ecosystems create conditions that significantly amplify the risk of disease outbreaks. In this Voices, we ask: how has anthropogenic environmental disturbance impacted the likelihood of disease outbreaks?