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- adjective Transmitted by a
vector , such asmosquitos .
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Examples
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But new so-called vector-borne diseases spread never fail to worry public health types, because many of the world's worst diseases are spread by insects.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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Case in point: The effects of climate change on vector-borne diseases.
Boing Boing 2009
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His agent based simulations explore how systems react to environmental change, e.g. exploring population balance among animals, insects, the growth of vector-borne diseases, and even entire cities.
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His agent based simulations explore how systems react to environmental change, e.g. exploring population balance among animals, insects, the growth of vector-borne diseases, and even entire cities.
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His agent based simulations explore how systems react to environmental change, e.g. exploring population balance among animals, insects, the growth of vector-borne diseases, and even entire cities.
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It also makes allergies and asthma more severe, and can cause vector-borne disease to spread to new regions.
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Afghanistan is impacted by several major infectious diseases, including food - or water-borne diseases such as bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever; and vector-borne diseases such as malaria (especially in areas below 2,000 meters from March through November).
Afghanistan 2009
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Indirect impacts may include increased mental and social stress related to changes in the environment and lifestyle, potential changes in bacterial and viral proliferation, vector-borne disease outbreaks, and changes in access to good quality drinking water sources.
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• Increase resources aimed at containing the spread of water-borne and vector-borne diseases
Philippines: WHO report says outbreaks of disease rising among flood victims 2009
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Both vector-borne disease and waterborne diseases such as cholera will pose enhanced threats in parts of the world.
Global climate and health~ predicting infectious disease outbreaks 2008
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