R. Colwell,* P. Epstein,† D. Gubler,‡ M. Hall,§ P. Reiter,‡ J. Shukla¶, W. Sprigg,# E. Takafuji,** and J. Trtanj§ *University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, College Park, Maryland, USA; †Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; ‡Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; §National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, D.C., USA; ¶Institute of Global Environment and Society, Inc., Calverton, Maryland, USA; #National Research Council, Washington, D.C., USA; **Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, D.C., USA

An Integrated Assessment Framework for Climate Change and Infectious Diseases Nathan Y. Chan,1 Kristie L. Ebi,2 Fraser Smith,3 Thomas F. Wilson,2 and Anne E. Smith4 1Talus Solutions, Inc., Mountain View, CA 94041 USA 3Datafusion, Inc., San Francisco, CA 94107 USA 4Charles River Associates, Inc., Washington, DC 20005 USA

 Outbreaks of human malaria, butterflies beset with parasites, disease-stricken corals, and trees overgrown with fungus. That is the gloomy picture of tomorrow's planet painted by scientists in the United States.