Webinar: Vector Borne Infections in Changing Climate
- Date: 30 May 2024, 15:00–16:00
- Type: Seminar
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- Organiser: Svenskt centrum för extrema klimathändelser (climes)
- Contact person: Elena Raffetti
A session with Professor Carlo Torti, Professor of Infectious Diseases from the Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, as he explores the critical intersections between climate change and vector-borne diseases in Europe. This webinar is co-organized by The Swedish Centre for Impacts of Climate Extremes (climes) and the Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet.
Key Topics
- Impact of climate change on disease vectors
- Emerging trends in vector-borne diseases in Europe
- Adaptive strategies for public health
Speakers
- Carlo Torti, Professor of Infectious Diseases.Carlo Torti is currently working on molecular surveillance of tropical and neglected infectious diseases, focusing on host pathogen interactions and on evolutionary mechanisms underlying the pandemic potentials of emerging pathogens.
Moderators:
Elena Raffetti, visiting researcher at the Department of Earth Sciences; Program for Air, Water and Landscape Sciences and deputy director of the Centre for Impacts of Climate Extremes (climes),
Maurizio Mazzoleni from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Karolinska Institutet
Read more about the webinar: https://www.climes.se/seminars/