Climate Change and Infectious Diseases
Climate Change and Infectious Diseases
Today, viruses can spread around the world quickly and if they meet up with the right environmental conditions cause damage to people’s health and the economy. Zoonoses, diseases which can transfer from animals to humans, are on the rise.
This volume contains articles from a symposium that consolidates the latest findings on climate change and the impact of climatic factors on infections made by experts studying climate research, biology and infectology.
The impact of climatic changes on evolution and biodiversity are also discussed. The significance of climate change on the occurrence of infectious diseases is acknowledged even when a concrete impact has so far been difficult to document. The monitoring of vector and reservoir populations and the corresponding pathogens are of increasing importance; in doing so a long-term approach to the investigations has to be made in order to record dynamics over longer periods of time.
"To conclude, the present work 'Climate Change and Infectious Diseases' contains several valuable contributions."
Dominik Fischer, Erdkunde Vol. 66 - No. 1 (2012)
"This book might be of interest to veterinary and human public health practitioners and researchers interested in vector-borne disease and One Health approaches ... "
Sherilee L. Harper, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, Epidemiology and Infection 2011
Bärbel Friedrich
Jörg Hacker
Seyed E. Hasnain
Thomas C. Mettenleiter
Jens Schell
| Volume | 111.381 |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 978-3-8047-2806-6 |
| Media type | Book - Paperback |
| Edition number | 1. |
| Copyright year | 2010 |
| Publisher | Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft Stuttgart |
| Length | 119 pages |
| Illustrations | 12 b/w tables |
| Size | 17.0 x 24.0 cm |
| Language | English |
