Global Warming: What Impact Does It Have on the Seasonality of Viral Infections?
Published:
10/16/2026
Climate change: What impact on winter viruses?
Temperature, humidity, epidemics: How are they connected?
Arnaud Machelart, researcher at the Lille Centre for Infection and Immunity, sheds light on the topic.
Flu, common cold, bronchitis, bronchiolitis, gastroenteritis… Have winter viruses become more virulent? How do changes in temperature, precipitation, and humidity affect winter epidemics in our latitudes? We explore these questions with Arnaud Machelart, a researcher at the Lille Centre for Infection and Immunity, located on the Institut Pasteur de Lille campus.
