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 …

Interconnecting global threats: climate change, biodiversity loss, and infectious diseases

A Pfenning-Butterworth, LB Buckley… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2024 - thelancet.com
The concurrent pressures of rising global temperatures, rates and incidence of species
decline, and emergence of infectious diseases represent an unprecedented planetary crisis …

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 …

Biodiversity redistribution under climate change: Impacts on ecosystems and human well-being

GT Pecl, MB Araújo, JD Bell, J Blanchard… - Science, 2017 - science.org
BACKGROUND The success of human societies depends intimately on the living
components of natural and managed systems. Although the geographical range limits of …

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 …

[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 …

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 …

malERA: an updated research agenda for malaria elimination and eradication

RN Rabinovich, C Drakeley, AA Djimde, BF Hall… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Achieving a malaria-free world presents exciting scientific challenges as well as
overwhelming health, equity, and economic benefits. WHO and countries are setting …

Shifting transmission risk for malaria in Africa with climate change: a framework for planning and intervention

SJ Ryan, CA Lippi, F Zermoglio - Malaria Journal, 2020 - Springer
Background Malaria continues to be a disease of massive burden in Africa, and the public
health resources targeted at surveillance, prevention, control, and intervention comprise …

Temperature drives Zika virus transmission: evidence from empirical and mathematical models

B Tesla, LR Demakovsky… - … of the Royal …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Temperature is a strong driver of vector-borne disease transmission. Yet, for emerging
arboviruses we lack fundamental knowledge on the relationship between transmission and …