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In Europe, the frequency, intensity, and geographic range of West Nile virus outbreaks have increased over the past decade. (Photo: CDC Global)

Is EU health policy adapting to the climate crisis?

As if the increased severity of fires, floods, droughts and heatwaves wasn't enough to worry about, the climate crisis is also affecting the prevalence of certain infectious diseases which were previously limited to warmer climates — but is EU public health policy adapting well enough to this new reality?

In 2009, the European Commission outlined actions needed to strengthen the European Union's resilience to the impacts of a changing climate, specifically on the surveillance of health ...

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In Europe, the frequency, intensity, and geographic range of West Nile virus outbreaks have increased over the past decade. (Photo: CDC Global)

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Dr. Charles Ebikeme is a science writer based in London. He holds a PhD in Parasitology and has worked across science and policy.

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