Beyond diversity loss and climate change: Impacts of Amazon deforestation on infectious diseases and public health



Título del documento: Beyond diversity loss and climate change: Impacts of Amazon deforestation on infectious diseases and public health
Revista: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000436213
ISSN: 0001-3765
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Instituciones: 1Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Laboratorio de Imunobiologia e Imunogenetica, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil
2Universite de Montpellier, Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, Montpellier, Herault. Francia
3Universidade Federal de Ciencias da Saude de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil
4Universidade Feevale, Laboratorio de Saude Unica, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil
5Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Manaus, Amazonas. Brasil
6Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Laboratorio de Genomica Evolutiva e Parasitismo, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil
7Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Saude Publica, Sao Paulo. Brasil
8Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Departamento de Entomologia, Recife, Pernambuco. Brasil
9Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Saude Unificada, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil
10Fundacao Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Laboratorio de Biologia Molecular, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil
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Volumen: 92
Número: 1
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, prospectivo
Resumen en inglés Amazonian biodiversity is increasingly threatened due to the weakening of policies for combating deforestation, especially in Brazil. Loss of animal and plant species, many not yet known to science, is just one among many negative consequences of Amazon deforestation. Deforestation affects indigenous communities, riverside as well as urban populations, and even planetary health. Amazonia has a prominent role in regulating the Earth’s climate, with forest loss contributing to rising regional and global temperatures and intensification of extreme weather events. These climatic conditions are important drivers of emerging infectious diseases, and activities associated with deforestation contribute to the spread of disease vectors. This review presents the main impacts of Amazon deforestation on infectious-disease dynamics and public health from a One Health perspective. Because Brazil holds the largest area of Amazon rainforest, emphasis is given to the Brazilian scenario. Finally, potential solutions to mitigate deforestation and emerging infectious diseases are presented from the perspectives of researchers in different fields
Disciplinas: Medicina,
Biología
Palabras clave: Ecología,
Salud pública,
Selvas,
Biodiversidad,
Deforestación,
Enfermedades emergentes,
Enfermedades infecciosas,
Patógenos,
Amazonas
Keyword: Ecology,
Public health,
Rain forest,
Deforestation,
Biodiversity,
Emergent diseases,
Infectious diseases,
Pathogens,
Amazon
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