Climate change causes of bacteria outbreak: study

Climate change causes of bacteria outbreak: study
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Summary Warming patterns of Baltic Sea have coincided with the emergence of Vibrio infections in N Europe.

Manmade climate change is the main driver behind the unexpected emergence of a group of bacteria in northern Europe which can cause gastroenteritis, new research by a group of international experts shows.The paper, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, provided some of the first firm evidence that the warming patterns of the Baltic Sea have coincided with the emergence of Vibrio infections in northern Europe.
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