Climate Change and Pediatrics: Preparing for New Infectious Threats
- S2E5
- 54:59
- May 27th 2025
Join Dr Alicia Chang and Dr Daniel Jarovsky as they host a discussion on the impact of climate change on pediatric infectious diseases and future threats, with two renowned experts in the field:
- Desiree LaBeaud – physician-scientist, epidemiologist, and professor for the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Stanford University’s School of Medicine, CEO and Co-Founder of HERI-Kenya.
- Kleber Giovanni Luz – Associate Professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, International Consultant of the Pan American Health Organization for Arboviruses - Washington.
The episode focuses on the impact of rising temperatures on spread and severity of infectious diseases. They explore:
- The impact of climate change, urbanization and poverty on the global geography of arboviruses
- Clinical Manifestations of Arboviral Infections
- Challenges in Diagnosing Arboviral Infections
- Emerging Arboviruses: PU Virus and West Nile Virus
- Managing Arboviral Infections in Latin American and Sub-Saharan Africa
- Vulnerability of children to climate change and infectious diseases
This episode is supported by an Educational Grant from Takeda.
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Syndromic Insights
Pediatricians are often at the forefront of health crises and epidemics. Increasingly, there are more and more tools at our disposal that can help in the fight against infectious diseases. But what is the current best practice?
Join Dr. Linny Phuong and Dr. Alicia Chang on the Syndromic Insights podcast as we explore the world of syndromic testing and pediatric infectious diseases. We’ll discuss and contextualize cases from around the world; from human rhinovirus to gastrointestinal infections, to diving deep into current research around future health threats and the role of artificial intelligence and more. Accompanied by our esteemed guests, we’ll also highlight ethical considerations we should consider when it comes to syndromic testing.
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Syndromic Insights is brought to you by the World Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases.
The World Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (WSPID) is a non-profit organization and a confederation of national and international Pediatric Infectious Diseases (PID) societies.
This podcast is supported by an educational grant from BioMerieux.