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Rise in global temperatures increase disease threat

Researchers are increasingly worried that a warming planet creates a welcoming environment for the spread of tropical diseases.

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Aedes aegypti mosquitoes can transmit the Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects, to humans. Officials say there have been no cases of mosquito-to-human transmission in Texas.
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Researchers are increasingly worried that a warming planet creates a welcoming environment for the spread of tropical diseases. (The New York Times)

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