Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Global warming lyme disease

  • Part of a series investigating the complex links between human, animal and environmental health: The Infection Loop. Darren Collins doesnt know life without Lyme disease.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • And they are hardly the only health threats from global warming. The Lancet medical journal helping certain disease-carriers, such as the ticks that spread Lyme disease, thrive, the EPA said.
  • (Calgary Herald)
  • Compare that with the $534 million-plus cost of treating 6,000 added U.S. cases of Lyme disease every three years. Within three years or less, global warming-related health costs will begin to outweigh wage benefits of the Earth-warming Keystone project.
  • (OpEdNews.com)
  • AUGUSTA — In a warming world, this past "Winter That Wasnt revenues for smelt operators and maple syrup producers; increase populations of Lyme disease-bearing ticks, and cause lost sales for winter recreation goods and services.
  • (Sun-Journal)

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