Climate Change and Tuberculosis – A Growing Global Health Threat
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As the global climate continues to shift in unprecedented ways, its far-reaching impacts are being felt not only in ecosystems and economies but also in public health. Among the growing concerns is the emerging link between climate change and tuberculosis (TB), a connection that is gaining increasing attention in global health discourse. Scientific research suggests that climate change may significantly influence the incidence, transmission, and control of TB by exacerbating environmental, social, and health-related risk
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