Climate Impact on Tick-Borne Illnesses

Authors

Yubo Wang, PhD, Columbia University

Sara Goldberg, FSA, Gen Re

Sarah Hogekamp, DAV, Gen Re

Yaryna Kolomiytseva, MA, Gen Re

R. Dale Hall, FSA, Society of Actuaries Research Institute

Description

The SOA Research Institute Catastrophe and Climate Strategic Research Program released a report that explores the shifting geography of Lyme Disease in the U.S. and beyond and some of the potential determinants of its spread. Lyme Disease is a well-known disease particularly in the eastern U.S., and it is also prevalent in other geographies. This report researches the complex relationship between climate variables and the spread of Lyme Disease in the United States.

Report

Climate Impact on Tick-Borne Illnesses

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Acknowledgments

The researchers’ deepest gratitude goes to those without whose efforts this project could not have come to fruition: the Project Oversight Group and others for their diligent work overseeing questionnaire development, analyzing and discussing respondent answers, and reviewing and editing this report for accuracy and relevance.

Project Oversight Group members
Cindy Bruyere, PhD
Priya Rohatgi, FSA
Betty-Jo Walke, FCAS
Timothy Cheng, FSA

The authors’ gratitude goes to Jan Kasperek, intern and data scientist at Gen Re, whose careful modelling and graphics enhanced the value of this report, as well as David Zimmermann-Kollenda and Yutaro Kameda, and Markku Nygren.

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