| Journal: | Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000436213 |
| ISSN: | 0001-3765 |
| Authors: | Ellwanger, Joel Henrique1 Kulmann Leal, Bruna1 Kaminski, Valéria L1 Valverde Villegas, Jacqueline María2 Veiga, Ana Beatriz G. da3 Spilki, Fernando R4 Fearnside, Philip M5 Caesar, Lílian6 Giatti, Leandro Luiz7 Wallau, Gabriel L8 Almeida, Sabrina E.M4 Borba, Mauro R9 Hora, Vanusa P. da10 Chies, José Artur B1 |
| Institutions: | 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 |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Volumen: | 92 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Analítico, prospectivo |
| English abstract | 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 |
| Disciplines: | Medicina, Biología |
| Keyword: | 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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