Fluctuating temperatures have a surprising effect on disease transmission.

Authors :: Shocket MS
Source :: PLoS biology [PLoS Biol] 2023 Sep 08; Vol. 21 (9), pp. e3002288. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 08 (Print Publication: 2023).
Publication Year :: 2023
Abstract: Theory predicts that temperature fluctuations should reduce performance near an organism's thermal optimum. A new study in PLOS Biology found fluctuations increased parasite transmission instead, highlighting questions about how climate change will impact infectious diseases.<br />Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.<br /> (Copyright: © 2023 Marta S. Shocket. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)