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

Biology, ISSN: 2079-7737, Vol: 11, Issue: 11
2022
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New Climate Change Study Results from Tsinghua University Described (Climate Change Drives the Transmission and Spread of Vector-Borne Diseases: An Ecological Perspective)

2022 NOV 30 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at NewsRx COVID-19 Daily -- Investigators publish new report on climate change. According to

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

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Ma, Jian; Guo, Yongman; Gao, Jing; Tang, Hanxing; Xu, Keqiang; Liu, Qiyong; Xu, Lei

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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology; Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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