Fluctuating temperatures have a surprising effect on disease transmission.

IF 7.8 1区生物学 Q1 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

PLoS Biology Pub Date : 2023-09-08 eCollection Date: 2023-09-01 DOI:10.1371/journal.pbio.3002288

Marta S Shocket

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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.

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气温的波动对疾病的传播有着惊人的影响。

理论预测，温度波动会降低生物体接近热最佳状态的性能。《公共科学图书馆生物学》的一项新研究发现，波动反而增加了寄生虫的传播，这突出了气候变化将如何影响传染病的问题。

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PLoS Biology 生物-生化与分子生物学

CiteScore

14.40

自引率

2.00%

发文量

359

审稿时长

3 months

期刊介绍： PLOS Biology is an open-access, peer-reviewed general biology journal published by PLOS, a nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians dedicated to making the world's scientific and medical literature freely accessible. The journal publishes new articles online weekly, with issues compiled and published monthly. ISSN Numbers: eISSN: 1545-7885 ISSN: 1544-9173