When Paul Reiter, an expert on insect-borne diseases at the Pasteur Institute, begged to differ pointing out that malaria's range was shrinking and was limited by factors other than temperature he had an uphill struggle.
The school failed to ensure that the students take precautions against ticks and allowed them to walk through dense woods known to be a risk area for tick-borne encephalitis and other tick- and insect-transmitted illnesses, Munn's attorneys said.
