Critical gaps in our knowledge of where infectious diseases occur

(Faculty of Science - University of Copenhagen) Today Scientists have called for action. The scientific journal Nature Ecology& Evolution have published a joint statement from scientists at Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, University of Copenhagen and North Carolina State University. The scientists call attention to a serious lack of data on the worldwide distribution of disease-causing organisms. Without this knowledge, predicting where and when the next disease outbreak will emerge is hardly possible. Macroecologists hold the expertise to create the needed data network and close the knowledge gaps.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news