Climate, environmental and socio-economic change: weighing up the balance in vector-borne disease transmission

Epidemiology had an important development these last years allowing the resolution of a large number of problems and had good prediction on disease evolution. However, the transmission of several vector-borne diseases is closely connected to environmental protagonists, specially in the parasite-host interaction. Moreover, understanding the disease transmission is related to studying the ecology of all protagonists. These two levels of complexity(epidemiology and ecology) cannot be separated and have to be studied as a whole in a systematic way. Our goal is to understand the interaction of climate change on the evolution of a disease when the vector has ecological niche that depends on physiological state of development. We are particularly interested in tick vector diseases which are serious health problem affecting humans as well as domestic animals in many parts of the world. These infections are transmitted through a bite of an infected tick, and it appears that most of these infections are widely present in some wildlife species. L'épidémiologie a connu un développement important ces dernières années. Cette discipline a permis une meilleure compréhension del'évolution de maladies. Cependant, plusieurs maladies à transmission vectorielle sont étroitement liées aux protagonistes environnementaux. Ce constat est particulièrement vrai dans le contexte des interactions du parasite avec son hôte. De plus, comprendre la transmission de maladie est lié à l'étude de l'écologie de tous les protagonistes. Notre objectif est de comprendre l'influence du changement climatique sur l'évolution des maladies lorsque la niche écologique du vecteur dépend de l'état de développement physiologique de son hôte. Nous sommes particulièrement intéressés par les maladies vectorielles à tiques qui constituent un grave problème de santé touchant l'être humain et les animaux domestiques dans de nombreuses régions du monde. Ces infections sont généralement transmises par la piqûre d'une tique infectée et il apparaît que la plupart de ces infections sont largement présentées dans certaines espèces fauniques

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Waterborne Diseases and Climate Change: Impact and Implications

Climate Change and Environmental Concerns ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-5487-5.ch024 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 469-484

Author(s):

Maha Bouzid

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Disease Transmission ◽

Waterborne Diseases ◽

Vector Borne Diseases ◽

Significant Burden ◽

Change Impact ◽

Vector Borne ◽

The Impact ◽

Adaptation Options

Waterborne diseases are caused by a multitude of pathogens and associated with a significant burden in both developed and developing countries. While the assessment of the adverse impacts of climate change on human heath from infectious diseases has mainly focused on vector-borne diseases, waterborne diseases prevalence and transmission patterns are also likely to be impacted by environmental change. This chapter will outline relevant waterborne pathogens, summarise the impact of climate change on disease transmission and explore climate change adaptation options in order to reduce the increased burden of waterborne diseases.

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Waterborne Diseases and Climate Change

Natural Resources Management ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-0803-8.ch049 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 1041-1055

Author(s):

Maha Bouzid

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Disease Transmission ◽

Waterborne Diseases ◽

Waterborne Pathogens ◽

Vector Borne Diseases ◽

Significant Burden ◽

Vector Borne ◽

The Impact ◽

Adaptation Options

Waterborne diseases are caused by a multitude of pathogens and associated with a significant burden in both developed and developing countries. While the assessment of the adverse impacts of climate change on human heath from infectious diseases has mainly focused on vector-borne diseases, waterborne diseases prevalence and transmission patterns are also likely to be impacted by environmental change. This chapter will outline relevant waterborne pathogens, summarise the impact of climate change on disease transmission and explore climate change adaptation options in order to reduce the increased burden of waterborne diseases.

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Vector Borne Diseases and Climate Change

Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies - Handbook of Research on Global Environmental Changes and Human Health ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-7775-1.ch017 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 349-358

Author(s):

Kholoud Kahime ◽

Moulay Abdelmonaim El Hidan ◽

Denis Sereno ◽

Bounoua Lahouari ◽

Ahmed Karmaoui ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Disease Transmission ◽

Weather Conditions ◽

Extreme Weather Events ◽

Adaptation To Climate Change ◽

Intergovernmental Panel ◽

Vector Borne Diseases ◽

Weather Events ◽

Vector Borne ◽

Increasing Risk

The incidence of emergence diseases including vector borne diseases, water diseases, and some physiologic impairment is considered sensitive to climate. Malaria, leishmaniasis, dengue, and viral encephalitis are among those diseases most influenced by climate. Variation in the incidence of vector borne diseases is associated with extreme weather events and annual changes in weather conditions. Africa in general and Morocco in particular are designated as an area of significant impact by numerous the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports and notably susceptible to such drastic climate-related health consequences. Climatic parameter change would directly affect disease transmission by acting on the vector's geographic range, activity, or reproduction and by reduction the period of pathogen incubation. This chapter will discuss the increasing risk of some vector-borne diseases in hazard-prone localities. It further identifies the severe challenges both of health adaptation to climate change by highlighting Moroccan adaptive capacity to such crises.

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Forecasting Zoonotic Infectious Disease Response to Climate Change: Mosquito Vectors and a Changing Environment

Veterinary Sciences ◽

10.3390/vetsci6020040 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 40 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Andrew W. Bartlow ◽

Carrie Manore ◽

Chonggang Xu ◽

Kimberly A. Kaufeld ◽

Sara Del Valle ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Infectious Diseases ◽

Disease Burden ◽

Epidemiological Models ◽

Changing Environment ◽

Disease Response ◽

Vector Borne Diseases ◽

Public Health Officials ◽

Vector Borne ◽

Human Population Movement

Infectious diseases are changing due to the environment and altered interactions among hosts, reservoirs, vectors, and pathogens. This is particularly true for zoonotic diseases that infect humans, agricultural animals, and wildlife. Within the subset of zoonoses, vector-borne pathogens are changing more rapidly with climate change, and have a complex epidemiology, which may allow them to take advantage of a changing environment. Most mosquito-borne infectious diseases are transmitted by mosquitoes in three genera: Aedes, Anopheles, and Culex, and the expansion of these genera is well documented. There is an urgent need to study vector-borne diseases in response to climate change and to produce a generalizable approach capable of generating risk maps and forecasting outbreaks. Here, we provide a strategy for coupling climate and epidemiological models for zoonotic infectious diseases. We discuss the complexity and challenges of data and model fusion, baseline requirements for data, and animal and human population movement. Disease forecasting needs significant investment to build the infrastructure necessary to collect data about the environment, vectors, and hosts at all spatial and temporal resolutions. These investments can contribute to building a modeling community around the globe to support public health officials so as to reduce disease burden through forecasts with quantified uncertainty.

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Charting the evidence for climate change impacts on the global spread of malaria and dengue and adaptive responses: a scoping review of reviews

Globalization and Health ◽

10.1186/s12992-021-00793-2 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Manisha A. Kulkarni ◽

Claudia Duguay ◽

Katarina Ost

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Climate Variability ◽

Scoping Review ◽

Disease Transmission ◽

Climate Change Impacts ◽

Adaptation Strategies ◽

Inclusion Criteria ◽

Vector Borne Diseases ◽

Vector Borne ◽

Impacts Of Climate Change

Abstract Background Climate change is expected to alter the global footprint of many infectious diseases, particularly vector-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue. Knowledge of the range and geographical context of expected climate change impacts on disease transmission and spread, combined with knowledge of effective adaptation strategies and responses, can help to identify gaps and best practices to mitigate future health impacts. To investigate the types of evidence for impacts of climate change on two major mosquito-borne diseases of global health importance, malaria and dengue, and to identify the range of relevant policy responses and adaptation strategies that have been devised, we performed a scoping review of published review literature. Three electronic databases (PubMed, Scopus and Epistemonikos) were systematically searched for relevant published reviews. Inclusion criteria were: reviews with a systematic search, from 2007 to 2020, in English or French, that addressed climate change impacts and/or adaptation strategies related to malaria and/or dengue. Data extracted included: characteristics of the article, type of review, disease(s) of focus, geographic focus, and nature of the evidence. The evidence was summarized to identify and compare regional evidence for climate change impacts and adaptation measures. Results A total of 32 reviews met the inclusion criteria. Evidence for the impacts of climate change (including climate variability) on dengue was greatest in the Southeast Asian region, while evidence for the impacts of climate change on malaria was greatest in the African region, particularly in highland areas. Few reviews explicitly addressed the implementation of adaptation strategies to address climate change-driven disease transmission, however suggested strategies included enhanced surveillance, early warning systems, predictive models and enhanced vector control. Conclusions There is strong evidence for the impacts of climate change, including climate variability, on the transmission and future spread of malaria and dengue, two of the most globally important vector-borne diseases. Further efforts are needed to develop multi-sectoral climate change adaptation strategies to enhance the capacity and resilience of health systems and communities, especially in regions with predicted climatic suitability for future emergence and re-emergence of malaria and dengue. This scoping review may serve as a useful precursor to inform future systematic reviews of the primary literature.

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Waterborne Diseases and Climate Change: Impact and Implications

Examining the Role of Environmental Change on Emerging Infectious Diseases and Pandemics - Advances in Human Services and Public Health ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-0553-2.ch004 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 89-108 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Maha Bouzid

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Disease Transmission ◽

Waterborne Diseases ◽

Vector Borne Diseases ◽

Significant Burden ◽

Change Impact ◽

Vector Borne ◽

The Impact ◽

Adaptation Options

Waterborne diseases are caused by a multitude of pathogens and associated with a significant burden in both developed and developing countries. While the assessment of the adverse impacts of climate change on human heath from infectious diseases has mainly focused on vector-borne diseases, waterborne diseases prevalence and transmission patterns are also likely to be impacted by environmental change. This chapter will outline relevant waterborne pathogens, summarise the impact of climate change on disease transmission and explore climate change adaptation options in order to reduce the increased burden of waterborne diseases.

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Predicting the effect of climate change on African trypanosomiasis: integrating epidemiology with parasite and vector biology

Journal of The Royal Society Interface ◽

10.1098/rsif.2011.0654 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 9 (70) ◽

pp. 817-830 ◽

Cited By ~ 51

Author(s):

Sean Moore ◽

Sourya Shrestha ◽

Kyle W. Tomlinson ◽

Holly Vuong

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Disease Transmission ◽

Transmission Model ◽

Future Research ◽

African Trypanosomiasis ◽

Vector Biology ◽

Vector Ecology ◽

Large Shift ◽

Vector Borne Diseases ◽

Vector Borne

Climate warming over the next century is expected to have a large impact on the interactions between pathogens and their animal and human hosts. Vector-borne diseases are particularly sensitive to warming because temperature changes can alter vector development rates, shift their geographical distribution and alter transmission dynamics. For this reason, African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness), a vector-borne disease of humans and animals, was recently identified as one of the 12 infectious diseases likely to spread owing to climate change. We combine a variety of direct effects of temperature on vector ecology, vector biology and vector–parasite interactions via a disease transmission model and extrapolate the potential compounding effects of projected warming on the epidemiology of African trypanosomiasis. The model predicts that epidemics can occur when mean temperatures are between 20.7°C and 26.1°C. Our model does not predict a large-range expansion, but rather a large shift of up to 60 per cent in the geographical extent of the range. The model also predicts that 46–77 million additional people may be at risk of exposure by 2090. Future research could expand our analysis to include other environmental factors that influence tsetse populations and disease transmission such as humidity, as well as changes to human, livestock and wildlife distributions. The modelling approach presented here provides a framework for using the climate-sensitive aspects of vector and pathogen biology to predict changes in disease prevalence and risk owing to climate change.

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Impact of Climate Change on Vector Borne Diseases (VBD)

10.31219/osf.io/pk5qc ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Bhupesh Upadhyay

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Disease Transmission ◽

Uttar Pradesh ◽

Weather Data ◽

Climate Change Scenarios ◽

Major Health Problem ◽

Vector Borne Diseases ◽

Spatial Changes ◽

Vector Borne ◽

Temporal And Spatial

Temporal and spatial changes in weather that are expected to occur under different climate change scenarios will affect the biology and ecology of vectors and the risk of disease transmission. It is estimated that average global temperature will have risen by 1.0-3.5 degree Celsius by 2100, increasing the likelihood of many vector borne diseases. This study aims at reviewing temporal and spatial changes in the climate and vector-borne diseases in India. The weather data is collected from IBM weather API for Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Changing temperature (including Himalayas hills regions), rain intensity, prolonged monsoon creates a favourable breeding condition for vector. One of the vectors borne disease Japanese encephalitis is still a major health problem in five districts in Eastern UP (Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Maharajganj, Sant Kabir Nagar and Siddarth Nagar), these regions are the most affected by floods from rivers originating in the Nepali hills. Himalayan hills region of Nepal also affected by global warming. In that way, Climate change is a big factor in the transmission of vector-borne diseases.

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Waterborne Diseases and Climate Change

Healthcare Policy and Reform ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-6915-2.ch055 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1201-1216

Author(s):

Maha Bouzid

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Disease Transmission ◽

Waterborne Diseases ◽

Waterborne Pathogens ◽

Vector Borne Diseases ◽

Significant Burden ◽

Vector Borne ◽

The Impact ◽

Adaptation Options

Waterborne diseases are caused by a multitude of pathogens and associated with a significant burden in both developed and developing countries. While the assessment of the adverse impacts of climate change on human heath from infectious diseases has mainly focused on vector-borne diseases, waterborne diseases prevalence and transmission patterns are also likely to be impacted by environmental change. This chapter will outline relevant waterborne pathogens, summarise the impact of climate change on disease transmission and explore climate change adaptation options in order to reduce the increased burden of waterborne diseases.

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