Article
Environmental Sciences
Onyekachi Esther Nwoko, Tawanda Manyangadze, Moses John Chimbari
Summary: This study used the MaxEnt model to predict the habitat suitability of intermediate host snails for human schistosomiasis in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa, and found that climate change may lead to contraction, shifts, and expansion in their geographical distribution.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Paulo Ceppi, Peer Nowack
Summary: Global warming influences Earth's cloud cover, which plays a crucial role in the uncertainty of Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity (ECS). Through analyzing how clouds respond to environmental changes, global cloud feedback is constrained to 0.43 +/- 0.35 W·m-2·K-1, indicating a robust amplifying effect of clouds on global warming. This approach is expected to provide tighter constraints on climate change projections and its various socioeconomic and ecological impacts.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Timothy M. Lenton, Chi Xu, Jesse F. Abrams, Ashish Ghadiali, Sina Loriani, Boris Sakschewski, Caroline Zimm, Kristie L. Ebi, Robert R. Dunn, Jens-Christian Svenning, Marten Scheffer
Summary: The costs of climate change are often expressed in monetary terms, but this brings up ethical concerns. This study calculates the costs in terms of the number of people excluded from the 'human climate niche', which represents the historically consistent distribution of population density with respect to temperature. It was found that current climate policies leading to 2.7 degrees C global warming by the end of the century could leave one-third of the global population outside this niche, emphasizing the urgency for decisive action to address climate change.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Thierry C. Fotso-Nguemo, Torsten Weber, Arona Diedhiou, Steven Chouto, Derbetini A. A. Vondou, Diana Rechid, Daniela Jacob
Summary: This study investigates the impact of increased global warming on heat stress changes and the potential number of people exposed to heat risks over Africa. The findings suggest that by the late 21st century, the area affected by high-risk heat stress is expected to increase by 12-fold. This will result in an increase in the number and intensity of high-risk heat conditions throughout the seasonal cycle over West, Central, and North-East Africa, exposing millions of people to high-risk heat stress.
Article
Environmental Sciences
M. Kloewer, M. R. Allen, D. S. Lee, S. R. Proud, L. Gallagher, A. Skowron
Summary: Aviation's contribution to global warming exceeds common perceptions, with a significant impact from a mix of climate pollutants despite a relatively low CO2 emission rate. Forecasted simulations suggest that aviation's warming contribution will continue to rise, but measures such as reducing air traffic scale or transitioning to carbon-neutral fuels can effectively mitigate its impact.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Anju Sathyanarayanan, Armin Koehl, Detlef Stammer
Summary: This study investigates mechanisms underlying salinity changes under RCP8.5 forcing conditions using MPI-ESM-MR output data. The research finds that sea surface salinity increases in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic, while a basinwide surface freshening is observed in the Pacific and Indian Oceans in future projections.
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Brian Odhiambo Ayugi, Eun-Sung Chung, Huanhuan Zhu, Obed M. Ogega, Hassen Babousmail, Victor Ongoma
Summary: If effective mitigation measures are not taken, ongoing global warming will continue throughout the century. This is associated with the occurrence of extreme climate events in Africa. Using model data from 24 CMIP6 modeling centers, this study investigates future changes in extreme climate events over Africa under different global warming levels. The results show that additional warming amplifies the impact of climate extremes, stressing the need for ambitious climate change mitigation measures to limit global warming.
ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Albert Muleke, Matthew Tom Harrison, Peter de Voil, Ian Hunt, Ke Liu, Maria Yanotti, Rowan Eisner
Summary: This study analyzed the effects of climate change and extreme climatic events on crop flowering periods and concluded that irrigation can increase average crop yields but cannot fully offset the long-term yield decline caused by the climate crisis.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yixiang Zhu, Cheng He, Antonio Gasparrini, Ana Maria Vicedo-Cabrera, Cong Liu, Jovine Bachwenkizi, Lu Zhou, Yuexin Cheng, Lena Kan, Renjie Chen, Haidong Kan
Summary: This study found that global warming has an impact on the prevalence of childhood anemia and projected an increase in childhood anemia burden due to climate change. Under a high-emission scenario, there will be a significant increase in childhood anemia cases, emphasizing the importance of climate mitigation and adaptation strategies in low- and middle-income countries.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Kay McMonigal, Sarah Larson, Shineng Hu, Ryan Kramer
Summary: Mitigation and adaptation strategies for climate change depend on accurate climate projections for the coming decades. Changes to wind-driven ocean circulation amplify the rate of global surface warming by 17% from 1979 to 2014, in addition to the known contribution of radiative heat fluxes. Accurately simulating changes to the atmospheric circulation is key to improving near-term climate projections.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Haireti Alifu, Yukiko Hirabayashi, Yukiko Imada, Hideo Shiogama
Summary: This study investigates the influence of human-induced climate change on the probability of river flood events and finds that it has increased the likelihood of flooding, particularly in Asia and South America. However, in certain regions of North/South America and Asia, the occurrence of flood events is suppressed by human-induced climate change, possibly due to reduced snowfall.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
A. Zorzi, S. M. Tikoo, G. C. Beroza, N. H. Sleep
Summary: The impacts associated with the Marquez Dome and Boltysh craters were too small to cause hyperthermal-like temperature changes, and large impacts are predicted to be uncommon during the Cenozoic era.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nicolas Freychet, Gabriele C. Hegerl, Natalie S. Lord, Y. T. Eunice Lo, Dann Mitchell, Matthew Collins
Summary: Extreme heat, especially when combined with humidity, poses a severe risk to human health. As global temperatures rise, regions such as South and East Asia and the Middle East are highly exposed to heat stress hazards. Additionally, vulnerable countries with less adaptive capacity, like West Africa and Central and South America, also face substantial increases in heat health risks.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
S. Fueglistaler, L. G. Silvers
Summary: This study demonstrates that the parameter Delta(conv), quantifying the difference in sea surface temperatures between regions of deep convection and the tropical or global average, captures the time-varying pattern effect in global shortwave cloud radiative effect variations. The quantification of cloud feedback critically depends on small changes in the shape of the sea surface temperature probability density distribution, emphasizing the importance of accurate and stable global climate records.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Baskaran Abirami, Manikkam Radhakrishnan, Subramanian Kumaran, Aruni Wilson
Summary: Global warming has various effects on ocean ecosystems, including temperature, acidification, oxygen content, circulation, stratification, and nutrient inputs, posing a serious threat to the metabolism and distribution of marine microbes and affecting the overall ecosystem functioning.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Ulrik B. Pedersen, Dimitrios-Alexios Karagiannis-Voules, Nicholas Midzi, Tkafira Mduluza, Samson Mukaratirwa, Rasmus Fensholt, Birgitte J. Vennervald, Thomas K. Kristensen, Penelope Vounatsou, Anna-Sofie Stensgaard
Meeting Abstract
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
C. Lumbala, S. Bieler, S. Kayembe, J. Makabuza, S. Ongarello, J. M. Ndung'u
TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
(2017)
Editorial Material
Health Care Sciences & Services
Robert Bergquist, Anna-Sofie Stensgaard, Laura Rinaldi
Article
Parasitology
Nao Takeuchi-Storm, Matthew Denwood, Heidi Huus Petersen, Heidi Larsen Enemark, Anna-Sofie Stensgaard, Mita Eva Sengupta, Nicola Jane Beesley, Jane Hodgkinson, Diana Williams, Stig Milan Thamsborg
PARASITES & VECTORS
(2018)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Manuela Signorini, Anna-Sofie Stensgaard, Michele Drigo, Giulia Simonato, Federica Mercer, Fabrizio Montarsi, Marco Martini, Rudi Cassini
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mita E. Sengupta, Micaela Hellstrom, Henry C. Kariuki, Annette Olsen, Philip F. Thomsen, Helena Mejer, Eske Willerslev, Mariam T. Mwanje, Henry Madsen, Thomas K. Kristensen, Anna-Sofie Stensgaard, Birgitte J. Vennervald
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2019)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Sokhna Thiam, Gueladio Cisse, Anna-Sofie Stensgaard, Aminata Niang-Diene, Juerg Utzinger, Penelope Vounatsou
Editorial Material
Health Care Sciences & Services
Anna-Sofie Stensgaard, Laura Rinaldi, Robert Bergquist
Editorial Material
Health Care Sciences & Services
Robert Bergquist, Anna-Sofie Stensgaard
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Monika Bohm, Nadia I. Dewhurst-Richman, Mary Seddon, Sophie E. H. Ledger, Christian Albrecht, David Allen, Arthur E. Bogan, Jay Cordeiro, Kevin S. Cummings, Annabelle Cuttelod, Gustavo Darrigran, Will Darwall, Zoltan Feher, Claudine Gibson, Daniel L. Graf, Frank Kohler, Manuel Lopes-Lima, Guido Pastorino, Kathryn E. Perez, Kevin Smith, Dirk van Damme, Maxim V. Vinarski, Ted von Proschwitz, Thomas von Rintelen, David C. Aldridge, Neelavar A. Aravind, Prem B. Budha, Cristhian Clavijo, Do Van Tu, Olivier Gargominy, Mohamed Ghamizi, Martin Haase, Craig Hilton-Taylor, Paul D. Johnson, Umit Kebapci, Jasna Lajtner, Charles N. Lange, Dwayne A. W. Lepitzki, Alberto Martinez-Orti, Evelyn A. Moorkens, Eike Neubert, Caroline M. Pollock, Vincent Prie, Canella Radea, Rina Ramirez, Marian A. Ramos, Sonia B. Santos, Rajko Slapnik, Mikhail O. Son, Anna-Sofie Stensgaard, Ben Collen
Summary: The study revealed that approximately one third of freshwater mollusc species are threatened with extinction, with the highest levels of threat in North America, the Palearctic and Australasia, as well as among gastropods. Pollution and modification of natural systems were identified as the most common threats to freshwater molluscs, leading to the identification of new conservation priority areas.
Article
Parasitology
Mita Eva Sengupta, Sussie Pagh, Anna-Sofie Stensgaard, Mariann Chriel, Heidi Huus Petersen
Summary: The study found that farmed mink in Denmark were all negative for Cryptosporidium spp. infection, while approximately half of the feral mink were positive for Toxoplasma gondii antibodies. The prevalence of Cryptosporidium in both farmed and feral mink was low, indicating a low public health risk of transmission of these parasites through minks in Denmark.
ACTA PARASITOLOGICA
(2021)
Article
Ecology
A. S. Stensgaard, M. E. Sengupta, M. Chriel, S. T. Nielsen, H. H. Petersen
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Danish wild deer populations and identify risk factors associated with increased exposure to the parasite. The results showed a widespread exposure to T. gondii in Danish cervids, particularly in roe deer and red deer. Age and fencing were identified as significant risk factors. Therefore, the consumption of wild deer meat, especially from roe deer and red deer, may pose a significant risk of T. gondii infection to humans if not properly cooked.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY-PARASITES AND WILDLIFE
(2022)
Review
Microbiology
Sophy Nukeri, Mokgadi Pulane Malatji, Mita Eva Sengupta, Birgitte Jyding Vennervald, Anna-Sofie Stensgaard, Mamohale Chaisi, Samson Mukaratirwa
Summary: The potential existence of Fasciola hybrids in Africa has been suggested in limited studies, with evidence of beneficial characteristics. Further research is needed to determine the presence and distribution of these hybrids and parthenogenetic species. Conducting future surveys with molecular markers is recommended to identify Fasciola spp. and their snail intermediate hosts, as well as to investigate the role of invasive snail species in the transmission of Fasciola spp. to prevent parasite spillbacks.
Article
Parasitology
M. E. Sengupta, C. Lynggaard, S. Mukaratirwa, B. J. Vennervald, A. S. Stensgaard
Summary: Parasites are important pathogens with significant impacts, and the use of environmental DNA (eDNA) methods for monitoring and controlling parasitic diseases is still in the exploratory stage. The current challenges include incomplete reference databases and difficulties in real-time monitoring in remote and low-income settings. There are still opportunities in the future to further develop the application of eDNA methods for monitoring and controlling parasitic diseases and vectors.
FOOD AND WATERBORNE PARASITOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Parasitology
Gabriela Martinez Moura Tavares, Hannar Angelica de Melo Alverga, Estela Moraes Felix, Giovana de Oliveira Dichman, Gabriel Monteiro Pinheiro, Yara Juliano, Priscila Paruci, Dennis Minoru Fujita, Lucas Melo Neves, Marina Tiemi Shio, Luiz Henrique da Silva Nali
Summary: This study investigated the frequency of N. gonorrhoeae infection in women in a poor area of São Paulo and found that most of the strains detected showed resistance to one or more antimicrobials.
Article
Parasitology
Qian Yao, Ying-Ying Fan, Shuang Huang, Gui-Rong Hu, Jun-Ke Song, Xin Yang, Guang-Hui Zhao
Summary: This study found that the expression of miR-4521 was upregulated during C. parvum infection, and this upregulation was related to the TLR/NF-kappa B signal pathway. Additionally, miR-4521 promoted the propagation of C. parvum in HCT-8 cells by regulating BCL2-mediated cell apoptosis through targeting foxm1.
Article
Parasitology
Cho Naing, Maxine A. Whittaker, Wong Siew Tung, Htar Aung, Joon Wah Mak
Summary: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of zoonotic brugian filariasis in animals and compare it with the prevalence in humans in the same area. The findings suggest that cats, dogs, and leaf-eating monkeys may serve as potential reservoirs for human brugian filariasis.
Review
Parasitology
Raissa Nogueira de Brito, Susan Tanner, Julie Velasquez Runk, Juliana Hoyos
Summary: This study conducted a scoping review to identify major research themes and knowledge gaps in the social science literature on leishmaniases or Chagas disease. The findings showed that research in this field mainly focuses on the sociocultural, economic, historical, and political dimensions of the diseases. Future research should pay more attention to how social institutions and economic factors shape disease education, control measures, healthcare access, and quality of life of affected individuals.
Article
Parasitology
Minghao Zheng, Mengyao Zhang, Hao Li, Shipo Wu, Yuee Zhao, Jinlong Zhang, Yunyue Zhou, Mohamed Boie Jalloh, Kun Zhang, Lina Chen, Zhiqiang Mi, Yong Cui, Lihua Hou
Summary: Rapid and convenient detection of Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest malaria parasite in Africa, is crucial for malaria eradication efforts in medical resource-limited settings. A CRISPR-based diagnostic method that can detect P. falciparum without nucleic acid extraction was developed and showed high sensitivity and consistency with qPCR test. It can also detect artemisinin-resistant strains and other laboratory-cultured strains. This method has great potential for clinical testing and large-scale community screening in Africa and other regions.
Article
Parasitology
Fabian Correa-Morales, Cassandra Gonzalez-Acosta, David Ibarra-Ojeda, Miguel Moreno-Garcia
Summary: Since 2002, West Nile Virus (WNV) has been reported in 18 states in Mexico. This paper discusses the proposed hypotheses for the absence of WNV outbreaks in Latin America and provides a context-specific explanation for Mexico.
Article
Parasitology
Umberto Molini, Lauren M. Coetzee, Vernon Christians, Maria Y. Hemberger, Bernard Chiwome, Maria Amukwaya, Siegfried Khaiseb, Giovanni Cattoli, William G. Dundon, Giovanni Franzo
Summary: Porcine circovirus 3 (PCV-3) has been reported globally since its first identification in 2015. Limited data on PCV-3 in Africa led to a study in Namibia, which found a high prevalence of PCV-3 in backyard piggeries, but not in commercial farms with higher biosecurity measures. The source of viral introduction and factors such as semen importation, feeding backyard pigs with human food waste, pig exchanges, and wildlife movements may be involved in the dispersal of PCV-3 within Namibia. Further studies are needed to understand the epidemiology and impact of PCV-3 on pig productivity and wildlife health.
Article
Parasitology
Chutchai Piewbang, Panida Poonsin, Pattiya Lohavicharn, Panitnan Punyathi, Sawang Kesdangsakonwut, Tanit Kasantikul, Somporn Techangamsuwan
Summary: This study provides insights into the pathology of natural SARS-CoV-2 infection in dogs, revealing severe damage to the lungs and involvement of multiple organs. The findings suggest the potential utility of dogs as a model for studying SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans, highlighting the need for further investigation.
Article
Parasitology
Julian Avila-Jimenez, Juan David Gutierrez, Mariano Altamiranda-Saavedra
Summary: Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease transmitted to humans by sandfly vectors and vertebrate hosts. This study used ecological niche modeling to investigate the potential distribution of host and vector species associated with cutaneous leishmaniasis transmission, revealing different distribution patterns under varying climatic conditions.
Article
Parasitology
Luis A. Gomez-Puerta, Juan Olazabal, Santiago Paredes, Juan Lopez, Miguel Anampa, Angelica Mondragon, Ana Vargas-Calla, Hugo Castillo
Summary: This study reports the first detection of Candidatus M. haemolamae infection in vicunas from the Pampa Galeras National Reserve in Peru, using molecular diagnosis. Tick-infested vicunas had a higher likelihood of being infected with Candidatus M. haemolamae compared to tick-free vicunas. Gender and age were not associated with infection.
Article
Parasitology
Berlin Londono-Renteria, Zakaria Seidu, Helena Lamptey, Michael F. Ofori, Lars Hviid, Mary Lopez-Perez
Summary: Heterozygous carriers of HbAS and HbAC have a reduced risk of severe malaria, but not immunity against Plasmodium falciparum infection. Antibody levels against gSG6-P1 peptide in Anopheles mosquito saliva can serve as a serological biomarker for exposure to Plasmodium infection. This study highlights the importance of studying the role of hemoglobinopathies in malaria transmission for improving control interventions.
Article
Parasitology
Imane Belbacha, Meryem El Azzouzi, Rajae Bensghir, Kamal Filali Marhoum, Khadija Hajjout, El Mir Elharti, Khalid Sadki, Hicham Oumzil
Summary: This study investigates the association of three SNPs in the APOBEC3G gene with disease outcomes in Moroccan HIV-1 infected patients. The rs2294367 CG genotype is strongly associated with protection against HIV-1 infection, particularly in older individuals.
Article
Parasitology
Tan Luong, Do Kien Tran, Anh Hung Pham, Thi Thu-Ha Hoang, Van Khang Pham, Quang Thai Pham, Thi Mai Hung Tran, Minh Hoa Luong, Thanh Long Pham, Jason K. Blackburn
Summary: This study examined the epidemiology of anthrax in Lai Chau province, Vietnam, using historical data. Spatial clusters of human and livestock anthrax were identified, and the characteristics of the disease were described. The study found that there were distinct differences between the high-risk areas for human and livestock anthrax, and most human cases occurred during specific seasons. Additionally, the decrease in livestock anthrax vaccine coverage was associated with an increase in disease incidence.
Article
Parasitology
Jin-tao Chen, Jian-bo Zhan, Ming-chao Zhu, Kai-ji Li, Man-qing Liu, Bin Hu, Kun Cai, Hai-rong Xiong, Shu-liang Chen, Wei-long Tan, Liang-jun Chen, Wei Hou
Summary: This study investigated the prevalence and variation of orthohantavirus in rodents and humans in Hubei province, China. It identified the diversity of orthohantaviruses circulating in the region, with the HV004-like subtype being the main genotype in rodents and patients. This highlights the importance of continued attention and research on orthohantaviruses, especially newly identified strains.