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Climate change is likely to increase the occurrence of stomach bugs, researchers predict

2013-01-07 14:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Medical Xpress: We can blame all sorts of things on the weather. But a stomach bug? It seems unlikely. Yet, scientists say greater quantities of rainfall and bigger storms will lead to more stomach upsets in parts of Europe. "Increases in precipitation in some countries, due to climate change, will affect waterborne outbreaks of disease," Apostolos Vantarakis of the University of Patros, Greece, tells youris.com. Storms and persistent rainfall can lead to sewage overflows, which releases water with bacteria and...

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