tailieunhanh - UNDER THE WEATHER CLIMATE, ECOSYSTEMS, AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Over the past several years, scientists, public health officials, and policy makers have become increasingly interested in understanding how the emergence and spread of infectious diseases could be affected by environmental factors, particularly variations in climate. In September 1995 the Institute of Medicine/ National Academy of Sciences and the National Science and Technology Council held a Conference on Human Health and Global Climate Change. Following this event, an interagency discussion group met several times and decided that a more in-depth exploration of this issue was needed, and thus plans were developed for this study on climate, ecosystems, infectious diseases, and health (CEIDH) | UNDER THE Weather Climate Ecosystems and Infectious Disease NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL UNDER THE Weather Climate Ecosystems and Infectious Disease Committee on Climate Ecosystems Infectious Disease and Human Health Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Division on Earth and Life Studies National Research Council NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS Washington . NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS 2101 Constitution Ave. . Washington DC 20418 NOTICE The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance. Support for this project was provided by . Environmental Protection Agency Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Science Foundation National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . Geological Survey . Global Change Research Program and the Electric Power Research Institute. Any opinions findings conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsors. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Under the weather climate ecosystems and infectious disease National Research Council Division on Earth and Life Studies Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Committee on Climate Ecosystems Infectious Disease and Human Health. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-309-07278-6 1. Medical climatology. 2. Epidemiology. 3. Communicable diseases. I. National Research Council . . Committee on Climate Ecosystems Infectious Disease and Human Health. RA793 .U53 2001 88 dc21 2001001905 Additional copies of this report are available from National Academy Press 2101 .