According to a recent report from the World Animal Health Organization known as its french acronym OIE , the climate change is having a considerable impact on the emergence and reemergence of animal diseases. According to the same organization, Climate change is widening viral disease among farm animals, expanding the spread of some microbes that are also a known risk to humans.
The impact of climate change on the emergence and re-emergence of animal diseases has been confirmed by a majority of OIE member countries and territories in a worldwide study conducted by the OIE among all its national delegates. More and more countries are indicating that climate change has been responsible for at least one emerging or re-emerging disease occurring in their territory. 126 of the OIE's member countries and territories took part in the study. Of these, 71% stated they were extremely concerned at the expected impact of climate change on emerging and re-emerging disease on their territory that was believed to be associated with climate change.
The three most mentioned diseases were bluetongue, spread among sheep by biting midges, Rift Valley fever, a livestock disease that can also be picked up by people handling infected meat, and West Nile virus, which is transmitted by mosquito from infected birds to both animals and humans
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