Leishmaniasis and Climate Change—Case Study: Argentina
Vector-borne diseases closely associated with the environment, such as leishmaniases, have been a usual argument about the deleterious impact of climate change on public health. From the biological point of view interaction of different variables has different and even conflicting effects on the sur...
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| author | Oscar Daniel Salomón María Gabriela Quintana Andrea Verónica Mastrángelo María Soledad Fernández |
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| description | Vector-borne diseases closely associated with the environment, such as leishmaniases, have been a usual argument about the deleterious impact of climate change on public health. From the biological point of view interaction of different variables has different and even conflicting effects on the survival of vectors and the probability transmission of pathogens. The results on ecoepidemiology of leishmaniasis in Argentina related to climate variables at different scales of space and time are presented. These studies showed that the changes in transmission due to change or increase in frequency and intensity of climatic instability were expressed through changes in the probability of vector-human reservoir effective contacts. These changes of contact in turn are modulated by both direct effects on the biology and ecology of the organisms involved, as by perceptions and changes in the behavior of the human communities at risk. Therefore, from the perspective of public health and state policy, and taking into account the current nonlinear increased velocity of climate change, we concluded that discussing the uncertainties of large-scale models will have lower impact than to develop-validate mitigation strategies to be operative at local level, and compatibles with sustainable development, conservation biodiversity, and respect for cultural diversity. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-405875d59a664bbb9fed59ca04396f932025-02-03T06:07:22ZengWileyJournal of Tropical Medicine1687-96861687-96942012-01-01201210.1155/2012/601242601242Leishmaniasis and Climate Change—Case Study: ArgentinaOscar Daniel Salomón0María Gabriela Quintana1Andrea Verónica Mastrángelo2María Soledad Fernández3Instituto Nacional de Medicina Tropical, Neuquén y Jujuy, Puerto Iguazú, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas CONICET CP3370, ArgentinaInstituto Superior de Entomología “Dr. Abraham Willink”, CONICET Miguel Lillo 205, San Miguel de Tucumán CP4000, ArgentinaUniversidad Nacional de Misiones, CONICET Posadas CP3300, ArgentinaCentro Nacional de Diagnóstico e Investigación de Endemo-Epidemias, CONICET Paseo Colón 568, 1er piso, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, UBA CP1063, ArgentinaVector-borne diseases closely associated with the environment, such as leishmaniases, have been a usual argument about the deleterious impact of climate change on public health. From the biological point of view interaction of different variables has different and even conflicting effects on the survival of vectors and the probability transmission of pathogens. The results on ecoepidemiology of leishmaniasis in Argentina related to climate variables at different scales of space and time are presented. These studies showed that the changes in transmission due to change or increase in frequency and intensity of climatic instability were expressed through changes in the probability of vector-human reservoir effective contacts. These changes of contact in turn are modulated by both direct effects on the biology and ecology of the organisms involved, as by perceptions and changes in the behavior of the human communities at risk. Therefore, from the perspective of public health and state policy, and taking into account the current nonlinear increased velocity of climate change, we concluded that discussing the uncertainties of large-scale models will have lower impact than to develop-validate mitigation strategies to be operative at local level, and compatibles with sustainable development, conservation biodiversity, and respect for cultural diversity.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/601242 |
| spellingShingle | Oscar Daniel Salomón María Gabriela Quintana Andrea Verónica Mastrángelo María Soledad Fernández Leishmaniasis and Climate Change—Case Study: Argentina Journal of Tropical Medicine |
| title | Leishmaniasis and Climate Change—Case Study: Argentina |
| title_full | Leishmaniasis and Climate Change—Case Study: Argentina |
| title_fullStr | Leishmaniasis and Climate Change—Case Study: Argentina |
| title_full_unstemmed | Leishmaniasis and Climate Change—Case Study: Argentina |
| title_short | Leishmaniasis and Climate Change—Case Study: Argentina |
| title_sort | leishmaniasis and climate change case study argentina |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/601242 |
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