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ArticleInfectious diseases of poverty2026

Climate change and infectious diseases: translating evidence into action.

Xiaoming Shi, Tiantian Li, Yu Wang, Qiyong Liu, Jiao Wang, Jie Ban, Patrick L Kinney, Shilu Tong

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Article in Infectious diseases of poverty, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Xiaoming ShiNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 100021, China. shixm@chinacdc.cn.
Tiantian LiNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 100021, China.
Yu WangNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 100021, China.
Qiyong LiuNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, China.
Jiao WangNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 100021, China.
Jie BanNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 100021, China.
Patrick L KinneyDepartment of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Shilu TongSchool of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

Funding

National Key R&D Program of China 2022YFC3702700
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Climate change is reshaping the global landscape and transmission of infectious diseases, posing a profound threat to public health systems. Despite a growing body of evidence on expanding transmission of infectious diseases due to climate change, translating this evidence into effective actions to reduce infectious disease burden remains insufficient. To address these challenges, we organized this special issue Climate Change and Infectious Diseases and synthesized new evidence on climate-sensitive infectious diseases and response frameworks. To bridge the implementation gap, we propose a core framework of four evidence-based strategies to mitigate impacts of climate change on infectious diseases, including strengthening health adaptation actions, applying innovative and comprehensive control measures, building climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems, and improving global governance and equity. We advocate for translating evidence into action to reduce infectious disease burdens in the context of global climate change, and policymakers, researchers, and clinical practitioners need to work together to achieve this important goal.

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Climate ChangeCommunicable Disease ControlCommunicable DiseasesPublic HealthGlobal HealthHumansActionClimate changeHealth impactInfectious diseaseResponse strategy

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PMID42271449
PMCPMC13251223

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