Eastern Africa exhibits bimodal rainfall consisting of long rains (March–May) and short rains
(October–December), changes in which have profound socioeconomic and environmental …

Globally, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and climate change (CC) are two of the top health
emergencies, and can be considered as two interlinked public health priorities. The complex …

Background: Pollution–unwanted waste released to air, water, and land by human activity–is
the largest environmental cause of disease in the world today. It is responsible for an …

The emergence of infectious diseases promises to be one of the leading mortality factors in
the healthcare sector. Although several drugs are available on the market, newly found …

Vibrio is a genus of ubiquitous bacteria found in a wide variety of aquatic and marine
habitats; of the> 100 described Vibrio spp.,~ 12 cause infections in humans. Vibrio cholerae …

Antibiotics are the 'wonder drugs' to combat microbes. For decades, multiple varieties of
antibiotics have not only been used for therapeutic purposes but practiced prophylactically …

Executive summary The 2015 Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change has been
formed to map out the impacts of climate change, and the necessary policy responses, in …

Biotic and abiotic surfaces in marine waters are rapidly colonized by microorganisms.
Surface colonization and subsequent biofilm formation and development provide numerous …

There is a growing interest in the role of climate change in driving the spread of waterborne
infectious diseases, such as those caused by bacterial pathogens. One particular group of …

Climate change is having a dramatic impact on marine animal and plant communities but
little is known of its influence on marine prokaryotes, which represent the largest living …