"The biggest public health challenge of the 21st century is the return of infectious diseases that had formerly been brought under control, and the displacement and expansion of infectious diseases due to climate change," says public health researcher Wang Chiu-sen.
「二十一世紀公共衛生的最大挑戰，是已控制的傳染病捲土重來，與氣候變遷造成傳染病的位移、擴張，」公衛學者王秋森也進一步表示，在生物病媒中，由於氣候暖化，花期延長，植物花粉造成的呼吸道病情也不能輕忽。