Contribution of Climate Change to the Spread of Infectious Diseases
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2021) | Viewed by 516
Special Issue Editor
Interests: vectors and vector-borne diseases; bionomics and impact of environmental changes; new tools and approaches for vector control; epidemic preparedness and response
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues
We are pleased to announce the Special Issue entitled “Contribution of Climate Change to the Spread of Infectious Diseases”. This is a collection of relevant topic overviews, research papers, lessons learned experience and evidence-based preparedness proposals of current interest in the field.
Infectious disease systems are strongly influenced by climatic variables, especially temperature and rainfall, not only through direct impacts, such as effects on vectors, but also through many indirect impacts, such as effects on animal hosts and human behaviors. The leading factors of the impact of climate change are not easily understood since many confounding factors act together, and for this reason, most predicted hypotheses are based on mathematical modeling. Nevertheless, more evidence is becoming available and allowing for the better preparedness of health systems to prevent and respond to these threats.
If this topic is of interest to you, we invite you to send a tentative title and short abstract to our editorial assistant ([email protected]) for evaluation before submission. Please note that selected papers are still subject to thorough peer review. Well-prepared papers accepted for this Special Issue will be granted a discounted publication fee or waiver.
Dr. Florence Fouque
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- climate-dependent infectious diseases
- impact of climate change on infectious diseases
- evidence on vectors and vector-borne diseases
- evidence on natural systems
- evidence on anthropic systems
- direct and indirect effects of climate change
- climate change and health systems
- preparedness to prevent and face epidemics
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