Climate change and human health in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East: Literature review, research priorities and policy suggestions

Environmental Research, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 216, P. 114537 - 114537

Published: Oct. 21, 2022

Human health is linked to climatic factors in complex ways, and climate change can have profound direct indirect impacts on the status of any given region. Susceptibility modulated by biological, ecological socio-political such as age, gender, geographic location, socio-economic status, occupation, housing conditions, among other. In Eastern Mediterranean Middle East (EMME), known affect human include extreme heat, water shortages air pollution. Furthermore, epidemiology vector-borne diseases (VBDs) consequences population displacement are also influenced this To inform future policies for adaptation mitigation measures, based an extensive review available knowledge, we recommend several research priorities These generation more empirical evidence exposure-response functions involving specific outcomes, development appropriate methodologies evaluate physical psychological effects vulnerable populations, determining how alters determinants health, improving our understanding long-term exposure heat stress pollution, evaluating interactions between strategies. Because national boundaries do not limit most climate-related expected impact propose that adaptation/mitigation must a regional scope, therefore require collaborative efforts EMME nations. Policy suggestions decisive region-wide decarbonisation, integration environmentally driven morbidity mortality data throughout region, advancing widespread use affordable technologies production management drinking non-traditional means, comprehensive strategies improve displaced fostering networks monitoring controlling spread infectious disease vectors.

Language: Английский

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Implications of human activities for (re)emerging infectious diseases, including COVID-19

Journal of PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 39(1)

Published: Sept. 25, 2020

Abstract Since 1980, the world has been threatened by different waves of emerging disease epidemics. In twenty-first century, these diseases have become an increasing global concern because their health and economic impacts in both developed resource-constrained countries. It is difficult to stop occurrence new pathogens future due interconnection among humans, animals, environment. However, it possible face a or reduce risk its spread implementing better early warning systems effective control prevention, e.g., surveillance, development technology for diagnostics, treatments, vaccines, political will respond any threats multidisciplinary collaboration involving all sectors charge good maintenance. this review, we generally describe some factors related human activities show how they can play role transmission infectious using as examples. Additionally, discuss major that are facilitating pandemic known COVID-19 worldwide.

Language: Английский

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Japanese Encephalitis Virus Interaction with Mosquitoes: A Review of Vector Competence, Vector Capacity and Mosquito Immunity

Pathogens, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 11(3), P. 317 - 317

Published: March 3, 2022

Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic flavivirus and major cause of human viral in Asia. We provide an overview the knowledge on vector competence, capacity, immunity mosquitoes relation to JEV. JEV has so far been detected more than 30 mosquito species. This does not necessarily mean that these species contribute transmission under field conditions. Therefore, which considers as well environmental, behavioral, cellular, biochemical variables, needs be taken into account. Currently, 17 can considered confirmed vectors for 10 other potential vectors.

Language: Английский

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Climatic and socio-economic factors supporting the co-circulation of dengue, Zika and chikungunya in three different ecosystems in Colombia

PLoS neglected tropical diseases, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 15(3), P. e0009259 - e0009259

Published: March 11, 2021

Dengue, Zika and chikungunya are diseases of global health significance caused by arboviruses transmitted the mosquito Aedes aegypti , which is worldwide circulation. The arrival viruses to South America increased complexity transmission morbidity these co-circulating in same vector species. Here we present an integrated analysis reported arbovirus cases between 2007 2017 local climate socio-economic profiles three distinct Colombian municipalities (Bello, Cúcuta Moniquirá). These locations were confirmed as different ecosystems given their contrasted geographic, climatic profiles. Correlational analyses conducted with both generalised linear models additive for geographical data. Average temperature, minimum temperature wind speed strongly correlated disease incidence. during 2016 epidemic appeared decrease circulation dengue Cúcuta, area sustained high incidence dengue. Socio-economic factors such barriers childhood services, inadequate sanitation poor water supply suggested unfavourable impact on dengue, all ecosystems. Socio-demographic influencers also discussed including influx people fleeing political economic instability from neighbouring Venezuela. expanding its range increasing threat diseases. It therefore vital that learn epidemiology translate it into actionable knowledge base. This even more acute recent historical Americas 2019, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, itself hampering control efforts.

Language: Английский

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Temperature modulates immune gene expression in mosquitoes during arbovirus infection

Open Biology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 11(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2021

The principal vector of dengue, Zika and chikungunya viruses is the mosquito

Language: Английский

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Climate Change Drives the Transmission and Spread of Vector-Borne Diseases: An Ecological Perspective

Biology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 11(11), P. 1628 - 1628

Published: Nov. 7, 2022

Climate change affects ecosystems and human health in multiple dimensions. With the acceleration of climate change, climate-sensitive vector-borne diseases (VBDs) pose an increasing threat to public health. This paper summaries 10 publications on impacts health; then it synthesizes other existing literature more broadly explain how drives transmission spread VBDs through ecological perspective. We highlight multi-dimensional nature its interaction with factors, impact COVID-19 pandemic VBDs, specifically including: (1) generally nonlinear relationship local (temperature, precipitation wind) VBD transmission, temperature especially exhibiting n-shape relation; (2) time-lagged effect regional phenomena (the El Niño–Southern Oscillation North Atlantic Oscillation) transmission; (3) u-shaped extreme (heat waves, cold floods, droughts) spread; (4) interactions between non-climatic (land use mobility) climatic factors increase (5) that is debatable, remains uncertain. By exploring influence spread, this provides scientific understanding guidance for their effective prevention control.

Language: Английский

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Temperature affects viral kinetics and vectorial capacity of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes co-infected with Mayaro and Dengue viruses

Parasites & Vectors, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17(1)

Published: Feb. 19, 2024

Increasing global temperatures and unpredictable climatic extremes have contributed to the spread of vector-borne diseases. The mosquito Aedes aegypti is main vector multiple arboviruses that negatively impact human health, mostly in low socioeconomic areas world. Co-circulation co-infection these viruses humans been increasingly reported; however, how vectors contribute this alarming trend remains unclear.

Language: Английский

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Innovative strategies and challenges mosquito-borne disease control amidst climate change

Frontiers in Microbiology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15

Published: Nov. 5, 2024

The revival of the transmission dynamics mosquito-borne diseases grants striking challenges to public health intensified by climate change worldwide. This inclusive review article examines multidimensional strategies and linked epidemiology such as malaria, dengue, Zika, chikungunya, yellow fever. It delves into how biology, pathogenic dynamics, vector distribution mosquitoes are influenced continuously rising temperatures, modified rainfall patterns, extreme climatic conditions. We also highlighted high likelihood malaria in Africa, dengue Southeast Asia, blowout Aedes North America Europe. Modern predictive tools developments surveillance, including molecular gears, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing have boosted our capacity predict epidemics. Integrated data management techniques models based on conditions provide a valuable understanding planning. Based recent expert ideas, objective this is thoughtful existing landscape upcoming directions control regarding changing climate. determines emerging innovative ensure health.

Language: Английский

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Viral spillover risk increases with climate change in High Arctic lake sediments

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 289(1985)

Published: Oct. 19, 2022

The host spectrum of viruses is quite diverse, as they can sustainedly infect a few species to several phyla. When confronted with new host, virus may even it and transmit sustainably in this process called 'viral spillover'. However, the risk such events difficult quantify. As climate change rapidly transforming environments, becoming critical quantify potential for spillovers. To address issue, we resorted metagenomics approach focused on two soil lake sediments from Lake Hazen, largest High Arctic freshwater world. We used DNA RNA sequencing reconstruct lake's virosphere both its soils, well range eukaryotic hosts. then estimated spillover by measuring congruence between viral phylogenetic trees, show that increases runoff glacier melt, proxy change. Should also shift vectors reservoirs northwards, could become fertile ground emerging pandemics.

Language: Английский

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Population-specific thermal responses contribute to regional variability in arbovirus transmission with changing climates

iScience, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 27(6), P. 109934 - 109934

Published: May 7, 2024

Temperature is increasing globally, and vector-borne diseases are particularly responsive to such increases. While it known that temperature influences mosquito life history traits, transmission models have not historically considered population-specific effects of temperature. We assessed the interaction between

Language: Английский

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