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Fluctuating temperatures have a surprising effect on disease transmission.

Marta Strecker Shocket
Published in: PLoS biology (2023)
Theory predicts that temperature fluctuations should reduce performance near an organism's thermal optimum. A new study in PLOS Biology found fluctuations increased parasite transmission instead, highlighting questions about how climate change will impact infectious diseases.
Keyphrases
  • infectious diseases
  • climate change
  • plasmodium falciparum
  • human health
  • life cycle