"Thanks to global warming, disease-carrying pests are proliferating in Europe and spreading a viral epidemic called nephropathia epidemica (NE). New research shows that hotter summers, milder winters and increased production of seedcrop by broadleaf trees spurred an increase in the vole population which in turn resulted in the epidemic.
Researchers, including Dr. Jan Clement of the Belgian Hantavirus Reference Centre, began investigating in Belgium and found a 37.6% increase in NE cases between 2005 and 2007. The virus has spread to France, Germany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg."
ORIGINAL SOURCE: Earth First!
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