SciDev.Net: The conclusion that cholera outbreaks are linked to global warming has been challenged by a study that has found that warmer sea temperatures that correlate with the outbreaks do not cause them.
Outbreaks follow the blooming of phytoplankton which is associated with warmer seas in the Bay of Bengal -- but these blooms are driven by river discharges rather than warmer seas, say authors of the study, published last week (3 August) in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
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Cholera outbreaks ‘not caused’ by warmer seas
Posted by SciDev.Net: María Elena Hurtado on August 9th, 2011
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