Is Climate Change Boosting a Lethal Disease in Australia?

The Daily Climate - Nov 29 - '11

 Fruit bat by Merlin Tuttle, Bat Conservation International

For 17 years, the Hendra virus smoldered in its host bat population, only rarely crossing to humans. Then it exploded, likely triggered by heavy rains and floods in Australia earlier this year. And that has public health doctors nervous about climate change. Details here.