The analysis shows that stable temperatures favour the sylvatic cycle (i.e. the circulation of the parasite in animal reservoirs), while extreme climate events (such as El Niño) disrupt hunting patterns and favour parasite spillover to humans. "This means that regional climate change due to global warming may indirectly drive disease outbreaks in humans," says Adrià San José, first author of the study
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