Climate change and cascading risks from infectious disease

JC Semenza, J Rocklöv, KL Ebi - Infectious diseases and therapy, 2022 - Springer
Climate change is adversely affecting the burden of infectious disease throughout the world,
which is a health security threat. Climate-sensitive infectious disease includes vector-borne …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond diversity loss and climate change: Impacts of Amazon deforestation on infectious diseases and public health

JH Ellwanger, B Kulmann-Leal, VL Kaminski… - Anais da Academia …, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Amazonian biodiversity is increasingly threatened due to the weakening of policies for
combating deforestation, especially in Brazil. Loss of animal and plant species, many not yet …

Thermal biology of mosquito‐borne disease

EA Mordecai, JM Caldwell, MK Grossman… - Ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Mosquito‐borne diseases cause a major burden of disease worldwide. The vital rates of
these ectothermic vectors and parasites respond strongly and nonlinearly to temperature …

Climate change could shift disease burden from malaria to arboviruses in Africa

EA Mordecai, SJ Ryan, JM Caldwell… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Malaria is a long-standing public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa, whereas arthropod-
borne viruses (arboviruses) such as dengue and chikungunya cause an under-recognised …

Humidity–The overlooked variable in the thermal biology of mosquito‐borne disease

JJ Brown, M Pascual, MC Wimberly… - Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Vector‐borne diseases cause significant financial and human loss, with billions of dollars
spent on control. Arthropod vectors experience a complex suite of environmental factors that …

Social tip** processes towards climate action: A conceptual framework

R Winkelmann, JF Donges, EK Smith, M Milkoreit… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Societal transformations are necessary to address critical global challenges, such as
mitigation of anthropogenic climate change and reaching UN sustainable development …

[HTML][HTML] Global expansion and redistribution of Aedes-borne virus transmission risk with climate change

SJ Ryan, CJ Carlson, EA Mordecai… - PLoS neglected tropical …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Forecasting the impacts of climate change on Aedes-borne viruses—especially dengue,
chikungunya, and Zika—is a key component of public health preparedness. We apply an …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review of climate change effects on reproductive health

TR Segal, LC Giudice - Fertility and sterility, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change is a major risk factor for overall health, including reproductive health, and
well-being. Increasing temperatures, due mostly to increased greenhouse gases trap** …

Transmission of West Nile and five other temperate mosquito-borne viruses peaks at temperatures between 23 C and 26 C

MS Shocket, AB Verwillow, MG Numazu, H Slamani… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
The temperature-dependence of many important mosquito-borne diseases has never been
quantified. These relationships are critical for understanding current distributions and …

[HTML][HTML] The two-way relationship between food systems and the COVID19 pandemic: causes and consequences

MG Rivera-Ferre, F López-i-Gelats, F Ravera… - Agricultural …, 2021 - Elsevier
CONTEXT The COVID-19 pandemic has become one of the most pressing challenges for
humanity. The pandemic is affecting all aspects of human lives and livelihoods, including …