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Cover of Role of Climate Change on Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases
Anthropogenic climate change is a fundamental threat to human health. Altered temperature and precipitation levels, sea level rise and more frequent and intense weather and climate events associated with climate change can negatively affect human health and health systems, especially with respect to infectious diseases. These changes impact the ecology, evolution, distribution and prevalence of infectious disease reservoirs, hosts, vectors and pathogens in ways that lead to the emergence of disease. Understanding and quantifying the relationship between climate change and infectious diseases are crucial for informing mitigation and adaptation strategies that strengthen public health responses.  

This report is based on the deliberations of experts in epidemiology, microbial ecology and evolution, infectious diseases and climate science who participated in a colloquium on Oct. 9-10, 2025, organized by the American Academy of Microbiology, the honorific leadership group and think tank within 海角直播, and the American Geophysical Union (AGU). These experts came from diverse disciplines and sectors to articulate opportunities to build on climate, microbial and attribution science to promote proactive public health preparedness and response. The participants highlighted the need for long-term attribution studies, proactive workforce training, development of novel diagnostics and treatments, and improved surveillance systems so that health systems are capable of rapidly responding to a changing infectious disease landscape. 

Citation

Role of Climate Change on Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases: From Attribution to Action in Global Health Preparedness: Report on an American Academy of Microbiology Colloquium held on Oct. 9 and 10, 2025. Washington (D.C.): 海角直播; 2026.

Contact Information

Academy staff, academy@asmusa.org