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April 02, 2013

Climate change likely to worsen threat of diarrheal disease in Botswana, arid African countries
Blacksburg VA (SPX) Apr 02, 2013
In a National Science Foundation funded study, Kathleen Alexander, an associate professor of wildlife at Virginia Tech, found that climate drives a large part of diarrheal disease and increases the threat of climate change for vulnerable communities. The only study of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa is based on three decades of historical data and has important implications for arid countries around the world struggling with poverty and increasing health challenges. Alexander, a veterinari ... read more

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