Climate change and disease risk in the Himalayas

IF 0.2 Q4 GEOLOGY

Journal of Himalayan Earth Sciences Pub Date : 2011-06-24 DOI:10.3126/HJS.V6I8.4921

S. Sarkar

引用次数: 7

Abstract

A new challenge is unfolding in the Himalayas: a significant increase in the burden of infectious disease, driven by climate change. Vectors are moving beyond their historic ranges to higher elevations; water quality is deteriorating, and the available supply is diminishing. Preventive and ameliorative measures to address these problems require robust quantitative estimates of the size and spatial distribution of disease risk. Once enough data are available, disease risk can be mapped with predictive models so that appropriate policies can be formulated and implemented. Unfortunately, there has been virtually no quantitative epidemiological attention to this region. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hjs.v6i8.4921 Himalayan Journal of Sciences Vol.6 Issue 8 2010 pp.7-8

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喜马拉雅山的气候变化和疾病风险

喜马拉雅地区正在面临一项新的挑战:气候变化导致传染病负担显著增加。病媒正在超越其历史范围向更高海拔地区移动;水质正在恶化，可用的供应正在减少。解决这些问题的预防和改善措施需要对疾病风险的规模和空间分布进行可靠的定量估计。一旦获得足够的数据，就可以用预测模型绘制疾病风险地图，以便制定和实施适当的政策。不幸的是，几乎没有对该区域进行定量的流行病学关注。DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hjs.v6i8.4921喜马拉雅科学杂志Vol.6 Issue 8 2010页7-8

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Journal of Himalayan Earth Sciences GEOLOGY-

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期刊介绍： The "Journal of Himalayan Earth Sciences" (JHES) is a biannual journal, managed by the National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Pakistan. JHES is recognized by Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan in "X" Category. The JHES entertains research articles relevant to the field of geosciences. Typical geoscience-related topics include sedimentary geology, igneous, and metamorphic geology and geochemistry, geographical information system/remote sensing related to natural hazards, and geo-environmental issues and earth quake seismology, and engineering and exploration geophysics. However, as the journal name implies, the articles addressing research relevant to the above disciplines in the Himalayan region will be given prime importance and relevance.