Effects of climate change and human activities on vector-borne diseases

IF 69.2 1区生物学 Q1 MICROBIOLOGY

Nature Reviews Microbiology Pub Date : 2024-03-14 DOI:10.1038/s41579-024-01026-0

William M. de Souza, Scott C. Weaver

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Vector-borne diseases are transmitted by haematophagous arthropods (for example, mosquitoes, ticks and sandflies) to humans and wild and domestic animals, with the largest burden on global public health disproportionately affecting people in tropical and subtropical areas. Because vectors are ectothermic, climate and weather alterations (for example, temperature, rainfall and humidity) can affect their reproduction, survival, geographic distribution and, consequently, ability to transmit pathogens. However, the effects of climate change on vector-borne diseases can be multifaceted and complex, sometimes with ambiguous consequences. In this Review, we discuss the potential effects of climate change, weather and other anthropogenic factors, including land use, human mobility and behaviour, as possible contributors to the redistribution of vectors and spread of vector-borne diseases worldwide. In this Review, de Souza and Weaver discuss the potential effects on vector-borne diseases of climate change, weather and other anthropogenic factors, including land use, human mobility and behaviour, as possible contributors to the redistribution of vectors and spread of vector-borne diseases worldwide.

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气候变化和人类活动对病媒传染疾病的影响

病媒传播的疾病是由食血节肢动物（如蚊子、蜱和沙蝇）传播给人类、野生动物和家养动物的，对全球公共卫生造成的最大负担不成比例地影响着热带和亚热带地区的人们。由于病媒是外温动物，气候和天气变化（如温度、降雨量和湿度）会影响它们的繁殖、生存、地理分布，进而影响传播病原体的能力。然而，气候变化对病媒传播疾病的影响可能是多方面的、复杂的，有时会产生模棱两可的后果。在本综述中，我们将讨论气候变化、天气和其他人为因素（包括土地利用、人类流动性和行为）的潜在影响，这些因素可能是导致病媒重新分布和病媒传播疾病在全球蔓延的因素。

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Nature Reviews Microbiology 生物-微生物学

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74.00

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0.50%

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149

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

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