Flood and Infectious Disease Risk Assessment

Viewpoint: climate change, health and pandemics – a wake-up call from COVID-19

“…During intensive rain periods, flooding may promote the spread of water-borne diseases, further compromising the health of affected individuals (Ashbolt, 2019). Furthermore, we experience an increase in the numbers of a variety of insects carrying vector-borne diseases, especially during flooding and high-temperature periods (Franklinos et al , 2019).…”