*2.5.1 Influence on pathogen diversity and virulence*

Higher temperatures may influence some pathogens and parasites through accelerated development on their life cycle outside their hosts. Pathogens and parasites that are sensitive to moist or dry conditions may be affected by changes to precipitation, soil moisture and the frequency of floods [20]. Changing wind patterns could affect the spread of certain pathogens and vectors, particularly the infective spores of anthrax and blackleg, the wind-borne dermatophilosis [22].
