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This chapter is dedicated to the experience of medico-geographical analysis of certain climate-related diseases’ spread in Russia at the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century using the case of Tularemia and Anthrax. The role of climate change as a trigger factor causing the advancing spread of diseases has been analyzed. The potential change in ranges due to predicted climate warming was studied according to climate model INM-CM5.0. A series of maps was compiled to identify the territories prone to suitability changes for the infection foci for the period up to 2100. It was determined that regions with temperate and arctic climate may become vulnerable to the emergence of climate-related diseases in the course of environmental changes.
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This research was performed according to the Russian Science Foundation project No. 21-47-00016 and Development program of the Interdisciplinary Scientific and Educational School of Lomonosov Moscow State University «Future Planet and Global Environmental Change».
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Malkhazova, S., Korennoy, F., Orlov, D. (2023). Climate Change and Environmental Infectious Diseases in Russia: Case Studies in Temperate and Arctic Climate. In: Akhtar, R. (eds) Climate Change and Human Health Scenarios. Global Perspectives on Health Geography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38878-1_18
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