Chagas disease in the context of the 2030 agenda: global warming and vectors



Document title: Chagas disease in the context of the 2030 agenda: global warming and vectors
Journal: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000452441
ISSN: 0074-0276
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto de Pesquisas "Rene Rachou", Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Brasil
2Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Instituto de Diversidad y Ecologia Animal, Córdoba. Argentina
3Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Centro de Informacao em Saude Silvestre, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
4Universidad de Antioquia, Instituto de Biología, Medellín, Antioquia. Colombia
5Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacia, Ciudad de Guatemala. Guatemala
Year:
Volumen: 117
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico, descriptivo
English abstract The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. Thousands of years and centuries of colonisation have passed the precarious housing conditions, food insecurity, lack of sanitation, the limitation of surveillance, health care programs and climate change. Chagas disease continues to be a public health problem. The control programs have been successful in many countries in reducing transmission by T. cruzi; but the results have been variable. WHO makes recommendations for prevention and control with the aim of eliminating Chagas disease as a public health problem. Climate change, deforestation, migration, urbanisation, sylvatic vectors and oral transmission require integrating the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development, as well as the links within and between objectives and sectors. While the environment scenarios change around the world, native vector species pose a significant public health threat. The man-made atmosphere change is related to the increase of triatomines’ dispersal range, or an increase of the mobility of the vectors from their sylvatic environment to man-made constructions, or humans getting into sylvatic scenarios, leading to an increase of Chagas disease infection. Innovations with the communities and collaborations among municipalities, International cooperation agencies, local governmental agencies, academic partners, developmental agencies, or environmental institutions may present promising solutions, but sustained partnerships, long-term commitment, and strong regional leadership are required. A new world has just opened up for the renewal of surveillance practices, but the lessons learned in the past should be the basis for solutions in the future
Disciplines: Medicina
Keyword: Salud pública,
Enfermedad de Chagas,
Calentamiento global,
Triatomines,
Desarrollo sustentable
Keyword: Public health,
Chagas disease,
Triatomines,
Global warming,
Sustainable development
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