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Leishmaniasis and climate change-case study: Argentina.
Salomón, Oscar Daniel; Quintana, María Gabriela; Mastrángelo, Andrea Verónica; Fernández, María Soledad.
Afiliação
  • Salomón OD; Instituto Nacional de Medicina Tropical, Neuquén y Jujuy, Puerto Iguazú, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas CONICET CP3370, Argentina.
J Trop Med ; 2012: 601242, 2012.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22685477
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.

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Argentina Idioma: En Revista: J Trop Med Ano de publicação: 2012 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Argentina País de publicação: Egito

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Argentina Idioma: En Revista: J Trop Med Ano de publicação: 2012 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Argentina País de publicação: Egito