Effects of climate change on animal and zoonotic helminthiases.
Rev Sci Tech
; 27(2): 443-57, 2008 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-18819671
ABSTRACT
Current knowledge of animal and zoonotic helminthiases in which effects of climate change have been detected is reviewed. Climate variables are able to affect the prevalence, intensity and geographical distribution of helminths, directly influencing free-living larval stages and indirectly influencing mainly invertebrate, but also vertebrate, hosts. The impact of climate change appears to be more pronounced in trematodes, and is mainly shown by increased cercarial production and emergence associated with global warming. Fascioliasis, schistosomiasis (S. japonicum) and cercarial dermatitis caused by avian schistosomes have been the focus of study. Alveolar echinococcosis is currently the only cestode disease that climate change has been found to influence. Nematodiases, including heterakiasis, different trichostrongyliases and protostrongyliases, ancylostomiases and dirofilariases, are the helminth diseases most intensively analysed with regard to climate change. It may be concluded that helminth diseases should be listed among the infectious diseases with which special care should be taken because of climate change in the future, especially in temperate and colder northern latitudes and in areas of high altitude.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Efeito Estufa
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Ecossistema
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Helmintíase Animal
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Interações Hospedeiro-Parasita
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev Sci Tech
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Espanha