Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Bayissa Chala, Feyissa Hamde
Summary: Vector-borne emerging and re-emerging diseases pose significant public health challenges globally. Interactions among pathogens, hosts, environment, and social demographic factors are key to the emergence and re-emergence of these diseases. Ongoing evolution of pathogens, population growth, urbanization, and climate change are among the factors linked with the appearance and resurgence of vector-borne infectious diseases.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Review
Immunology
Paul J. Edelson, Rachel Harold, Joel Ackelsberg, Jeffrey S. Duchin, Steven J. Lawrence, Yukari C. Manabe, Matt Zahn, Regina C. LaRocque
Summary: The rapid warming of the planet due to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide and other gases from fossil fuel combustion has strong links to the transmission of infectious diseases. Changes in temperature, humidity, and weather-related phenomena impact pathogens, vectors, and animal hosts. These changes, along with social and environmental factors affected by climate change, such as land use, migration, and vector control, contribute to the prevalence of infectious diseases. Vector- and waterborne diseases, coccidioidomycosis, emerging infectious diseases, and antimicrobial resistance are all likely to be impacted by a warming planet. Adequate resources for surveillance, public health activities, and education for clinicians on the health impacts of climate change are urgently needed to address this major global public health challenge.
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2023)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Lena C. Grobusch, Martin P. Grobusch
Summary: Climate change is the ultimate challenge of our time, with significant impacts on human health and society. It is expected to increase the incidence and mortality of infectious and non-infectious diseases globally. The global South is disproportionately affected by the climate crisis, with social inequalities being a major determinant of vulnerability. It is crucial to develop and implement mitigation and adaptation strategies to address this issue.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Shizra Jawed, Muhammad Bilal Islam, Hashir Ali Awan, Irfan Ullah, Muhammad Sohaib Asghar
Summary: Despite being the largest province in Pakistan, Balochistan has suffered from major floods due to inadequate infrastructure. These floods have led to a significant increase in cases of cholera in the affected region. To address this public health crisis, authorities must implement measures to ensure food safety, access to clean drinking water, and proper sanitation facilities for the local population.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shlomit Paz, Azeem Majeed, George K. Christophides
Summary: The EMME region is experiencing rapid population growth, socioeconomic disparities, climate warming, increased heat waves, and a drier climate. Climate change contributes to political instability through displacement of people, food insecurity, and increased violence, with a greater impact on vulnerable populations. Cooperation among countries is essential to address the impacts of climate change on infectious diseases.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Assaf Hochman, Pinhas Alpert, Maya Negev, Ziad Abdeen, Abdul Mohsen Abdeen, Joaquim G. Pinto, Hagai Levine
Summary: The study reveals a significant correlation between the occurrence of Cyprus Lows and seasonal Influenza in Israel, with the weekly occurrence preceding the onset and peak of Influenza by about one to two weeks. This finding is validated through complementary analysis in the Palestinian Authority and Jordan.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Yingying X. G. Wang, Kevin D. Matson, Luca Santini, Piero Visconti, Jelle P. Hilbers, Mark A. J. Huijbregts, Yanjie Xu, Herbert H. T. Prins, Toph Allen, Zheng Y. X. Huang, Willem F. de Boer
Summary: The composition of wildlife assemblages plays a crucial role in transmission dynamics of infectious diseases, impacting the risk of both density-dependent and frequency-dependent diseases. Changes in disease risk are influenced by biodiversity, climate change, and habitat loss.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Gerry Andhikaputra, Amir Sapkota, Yu-Kai Lin, Ta-Chien Chan, Chuansi Gao, Li-Wen Deng, Yu-Chun Wang
Summary: This study investigated the association between meteorological factors and burden of age-cause-specific diarrheal diseases in six regions of Taiwan. The results showed that extreme low temperature was associated with viral diarrheal, while extreme high temperature and precipitation were associated with bacterial diarrheal.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Laura Vargas-Parada
Summary: There is a strong relationship between climate and human diseases, and changes in climate may affect disease patterns. Climate modelling can be used to predict future disease outbreaks, but there are obstacles to implementing such systems.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Antoine Filion, Lucas Deschamps, Chris N. Niebuhr, Robert Poulin
Summary: Anthropogenic changes can have significant impacts on wild populations and contribute to the emergence of diseases, such as avian malaria, which threaten native bird species in New Zealand. Understanding the cascading effects of human modifications on fragile species is crucial for conservation efforts.
News Item
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Miryam Naddaf
Summary: Moon landings, mRNA vaccines, and climate finance are expected to have a significant impact on research in the upcoming year.
Article
Parasitology
Alexandre C. Costa, Ticiane F. Gomes, Rafaella P. Moreira, Tahissa F. Cavalcante, George L. Mamede
Summary: This study found that hydroclimatic variability influences dengue incidence, with seasonal DI being impacted by precipitation and temperature. Precipitation and minimum air temperature were identified as the main explanatory variables in the model, with a two-month lagged predictor playing an important role. While GLS regressions were able to reproduce the beginning, development, and end of the dengue season, there were limitations in accurately predicting DI peaks and low DI levels.
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Adriana Viola F. Miranda, Bony Wiem Lestari, Annisa Indrarini, Fadilah Arsy, Saut Sagala, Mizan Bustanul Fuadi Bisri, Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III
Summary: This study aims to map the current policies and programs on climate change adaptation in ASEAN health systems, with a particular focus on policies related to infectious disease control. The research methods include literature search and policy analysis, and the findings will be presented in the form of a narrative report.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Farhad Hooshyaripor, Jamshid Sardari, Majid Dehghani, Roohollah Noori
Summary: This article introduces a new drought perception index, MSDFI, for describing and monitoring drought in a basin. The results show that population growth has a significant impact on drought perception.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tarek Soliman, Andrew Barnes, Irmelin Slettemoen Helgesen
Summary: Livestock disease outbreaks have indirect costs and carbon impact on greenhouse gas emissions. The severity of outbreaks determines the extent of indirect costs and their effect on carbon emissions. Foot and mouth disease outbreaks have the highest indirect costs and largest reduction in GHG emissions, while African swine fever has the smallest reduction in emissions.