Trends in extreme temperature and precipitation indices for the Caribbean small islands: Trinidad and Tobago

2018 ◽  
Vol 136 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 31-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nalini Dookie ◽  
Xsitaaz T. Chadee ◽  
Ricardo M. Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Trinidad And Tobago ◽  
Extreme Temperature ◽  
Small Islands ◽  
Temperature And Precipitation ◽  
Precipitation Indices ◽  
The Caribbean

scholarly journals Changes in extreme temperature and precipitation in the Caribbean region, 1961–2010

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (9) ◽  
pp. 2957-2971 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tannecia S. Stephenson ◽  
Lucie A. Vincent ◽  
Theodore Allen ◽  
Cedric J. Van Meerbeeck ◽  
Natalie McLean ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Extreme Temperature ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Temperature And Precipitation ◽  
The Caribbean

scholarly journals Recent changes in temperature and precipitation extremes in an ecological reserve in Federal District, Brazil

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Antônio Costa dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Diurnal Temperature Range ◽  
Extreme Temperature ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Heavy Precipitation ◽  
Local Scale ◽  
High Variability ◽  
Temperature And Precipitation ◽  
Ecological Reserve ◽  
Precipitation Indices ◽  
Temperature Indices

The main objective of this study is to provide information on trends, in local scale, using records of daily temperature and precipitation of a single weather station in an ecological reserve of the savanna biome in Federal District/Brazil, analyzing different extreme climatic indices. The extreme temperature indices have identified that the days are getting warmer and the nights are cooler at local scale. Thus, the local diurnal temperature range is increasing. The results also evidence that the number of days with heavy precipitation is decreasing, but the precipitation indices presented high variability and suggest the importance of further studies related to changes in land use and urbanization. The locally obtained temperature results point to changes in South America.

Leishmania spp. and leishmaniasis on the Caribbean islands

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaoqun Yao
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Trinidad And Tobago ◽  
Parasite Species ◽  
Sand Fly ◽  
Caribbean Islands ◽  
Leishmania Spp ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Human Infections ◽  
Sand Fly Vectors

Abstract The kinetoplastid protozoan Leishmania spp. cause leishmaniasis, which clinically exhibit mainly as a cutaneous, mucocutanous or visceral form depending upon the parasite species in humans. The disease is widespread geographically, leading to 20 000 annual deaths. Here, leishmaniases in both humans and animals, reservoirs and sand fly vectors on the Caribbean islands are reviewed. Autochthonous human infections by Leishmania spp. were found in the Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe and Martinique as well as Trinidad and Tobago; canine infections were found in St. Kitts and Grenada; and equine infections were found in Puerto Rico. Imported human cases have been reported in Cuba. The parasites included Leishmania amazonensis, Le. martiniquensis and Le. waltoni. Possible sand fly vectors included Lutzomyia christophei, Lu. atroclavatus, Lu. cayennensis and Lu. flaviscutellata as well as Phlebotomus guadeloupensis. Reservoirs included rats, rice rats and mouse opossum. An updated study is warranted for the control and elimination of leishmaniasis in the region because some of the data are four decades old.

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