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dc.contributor.authorOmazic, Anna
dc.contributor.authorBylund, Helena
dc.contributor.authorBoqvist, Sofia
dc.contributor.authorHogberg, Anne-Marie
dc.contributor.authorBjörkman, Camilla
dc.contributor.authorTryland, Morten
dc.contributor.authorEvengård, Birgitta
dc.contributor.authorKoch, Anders
dc.contributor.authorBerggren, C.
dc.contributor.authorMalogolovkin, A
dc.contributor.authorKolbasov, D
dc.contributor.authorPavelko, N
dc.contributor.authorThierfelder, Tomas
dc.contributor.authorAlbihn, Ann
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-22T12:45:33Z
dc.date.available2020-01-22T12:45:33Z
dc.date.issued2019-11-14
dc.description.abstract<i>Background</i> - General knowledge on climate change effects and adaptation strategies has increased significantly in recent years. However, there is still a substantial information gap regarding the influence of climate change on infectious diseases and how these diseases should be identified. From a One Health perspective, zoonotic infections are of particular concern. The climate in Northern regions is changing faster than the global average. This study sought to identify climate-sensitive infectious diseases (CSIs) of relevance for humans and/or animals living in Northern regions. Inclusion criteria for CSIs were constructed using expert assessments. Based on these principles, 37 potential CSIs relevant for Northern regions were identified. A systematic literature search was performed in three databases using an explicit stepwise approach to determine whether the literature supports selection of these 37 potential CSIs.<p> <p><i>Results</i> - In total, 1275 nominated abstracts were read and categorised using predefined criteria. Results showed that arthropod vector-borne diseases in particular are recognised as having potential to expand their distribution towards Northern latitudes and that tick-borne encephalitis and borreliosis, midge-borne bluetongue and the parasitic infection fasciolosis can be classified as climate-sensitive. Many of the other potential CSIs considered are affected by extreme weather events, but could not be clearly classified as climate-sensitive. An additional literature search comparing awareness of climate influences on potential CSIs between 1997–2006 and 2007–2016 showed an increase in the number of papers mentioning effects of climate change.<p> <p><i>Conclusions</i> - The four CSIs identified in this study could be targeted in a systematic surveillance programme in Northern regions. It is evident that climate change can affect the epidemiology and geographical range of many infectious diseases, but there were difficulties in identifying additional CSIs, most likely because other factors may be of equal or greater importance. However, climate-ecological dynamics are constantly under change, and therefore diseases may fall in or out of the climate-sensitive definition over time. There is increasing awareness in the literature of the effects of climate change on infectious diseases over time.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOmazic A, Bylund H, Boqvist S, Hogberg A, Björkman C, Tryland M, Evengård B, Koch A, Berggren C, Malogolovkin, Kolbasov, Pavelko, Thierfelder T, Albihn A. Identifying climate-sensitive infectious diseases in animals and humans in Northern regions. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. 2019en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1779280
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s13028-019-0490-0
dc.identifier.issn1751-0147
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/17181
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBMCen_US
dc.relation.journalActa Veterinaria Scandinavica
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2019 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700en_US
dc.titleIdentifying climate-sensitive infectious diseases in animals and humans in Northern regionsen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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