Climate influences the spread of a life-threatening zoonotic disease in the Amazon

Outbreaks of polycystic echicnococcosis, a life-threatening zoonotic disease, are driven by regional climate changes, according to a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by “la Caixa” Foundation. The findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, provide evidence of the impact of climate on neglected tropical diseases in the Amazon region, with implications for other zoonoses.