Weakened geomagnetic field, Cosmic rays & the Resurgence of Yellow Fever

Jiangwen Qu and Chandra Wickramasinghe N
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Jiangwen Qu: Department of Infectious Disease Control, Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, China
Chandra Wickramasinghe N: Buckingham Centre for Astrobiology, University of Buckingham, UK

International Journal of Cell Science & Molecular Biology, 2018, vol. 4, issue 3, 45-47

Abstract: The yellow fever outbreak in Brazil poses a serious public health threat, within Brazil and possibly on a wider global scale. Research on the environmental factors underlying yellow fever virus outbreaks may provide useful insights into their occurrence. The study suggests that a lowering of the geomagnetic field strength and a consequent sudden increase of cosmic rays in Mexico in 2015 were associated with the yellow fever outbreak in Brazil. Potential mechanisms by which weakened geomagnetic field and cosmic ray activity may influence yellow fever outbreaks as well as other viral epidemic outbreaks in humans are discussed. We suggest that surveillance strategies should include an early warning system for tracking the geomagnetic field and cosmic ray activity.

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Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.19080/IJCSMB.2018.03.555636

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