Climate change responsible for diarrhoe-study

The study was led by Associate Professor Kathleen Alexander of Virginia Tech who found that climate drives a large part of diarrheal disease and exposes vulnerable communities to infection. Funded by the US National Science Foundation, it is one of a kind for Sub-Saharan Africa and is based on three decades of historical data. It has important implications for arid countries that struggle with poverty and increasing health challenges.

Alexander, a veterinarian, teaches at Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment and conducts research at the Blacksburg, Virginia campus as well as at her nonprofit research centre, the Centre for African Resources: Animals, Communities, and Land Use (CARACAL), in Botswana's Chobe.