Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 13, 2026
13:25
Transient Transduction of the Strobilated Forms of Echinococcus granulosus
Published on: September 16, 2022
Environmental changes impacting Echinococcus transmission: research to support predictive surveillance and control
Jo-An M Atkinson1, Darren J Gray, Archie C A Clements
1School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. joan.atkinson@uq.edu.au
Global Change Biology
|March 19, 2013
Summary
Echinococcosis, a neglected zoonotic disease, is influenced by environmental changes. This review explores how climate change and human activities impact its transmission, urging integrated surveillance for public health action.
Area of Science:
- Parasitology
- Environmental Health
- Epidemiology
Background:
- Echinococcosis affects 2-3 million globally, causing significant human and economic losses.
- It is a neglected zoonotic disease, with underestimations due to detection and reporting challenges.
- Environmental factors are increasingly recognized as crucial in Echinococcus spp. transmission.
Purpose of the Study:
- To comprehensively review the impact of climate change and anthropogenic environmental factors on echinococcosis transmission.
- To explore how these factors influence animal dynamics, host overlap, and parasite egg survival.
- To advocate for research and integrated surveillance for effective public health interventions.
Main Methods:
- Comprehensive literature review on climate change, environmental factors, and echinococcosis transmission.
- Analysis of how environmental variables affect host populations and parasite viability.
- Synthesis of evidence to identify transmission determinants.
Main Results:
- Climate change and anthropogenic factors significantly influence echinococcosis transmission dynamics.
- Changes in temperature, rainfall, urbanization, and land use create conditions favorable for disease spread.
- Altered animal population dynamics and host spatial overlap are key mediators.
Conclusions:
- Environmental determinants are vital for understanding and predicting echinococcosis transmission risk.
- Integrated surveillance networks combining environmental, animal, and human data are essential.
- Predictive models informed by environmental data can guide cost-effective public health actions against echinococcosis.
Related Concept Videos
01:26Principles of Disease Surveillance
Disease surveillance is the systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of health data essential to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health practice. This process integrates data dissemination to entities responsible for preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. Surveillance systems provide crucial information for action, helping public health authorities make informed decisions to manage and prevent outbreaks, ensure public safety, optimize...
01:18Steps in Outbreak Investigation
In the ever-evolving field of public health, statistical analysis serves as a cornerstone for understanding and managing disease outbreaks. By leveraging various statistical tools, health professionals can predict potential outbreaks, analyze ongoing situations, and devise effective responses to mitigate impact. For that to happen, there are a few possible stages of the analysis:
01:28Infectious Diseases and Their Occurrence
Infectious diseases appear in populations through various transmission patterns, influenced by pathogen characteristics, population immunity, environmental conditions, and social behavior. Understanding these patterns is essential for effective public health surveillance and intervention. These categories—sporadic, outbreak, epidemic, pandemic, and endemic—help frame the nature and scope of disease events.Sporadic diseases occur irregularly and infrequently, without a predictable temporal or...
01:26Introduction to Epidemiology
Epidemiology, known as the cornerstone of public health, involves studying the distribution and determinants of health-related events in defined populations and applying these insights to control health issues. This is essential for understanding how diseases spread, identifying populations at greater risk, and implementing measures to control or prevent outbreaks. Epidemiology addresses not only infectious diseases but also non-communicable conditions like cancer and cardiovascular disease,...
01:23Investigation of Disease Outbreaks
Multistate foodborne outbreaks pose significant public health risks and require meticulous investigation to identify sources and implement control measures. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) utilizes a dynamic seven-step process for these investigations, integrating data from laboratories, interviews, and environmental assessments to protect public health.Outbreak Detection: The detection of multistate outbreaks typically begins with PulseNet, the CDC's national laboratory...
01:25Transmission-based Precautions II: Airborne and Protective Environment
Transmission-based precautions are for patients infected or suspected to be infected (or colonized) with organisms posing a significant risk to others. The transmission precautions include airborne and protective environment precautions.
Airborne precautions:
Use airborne precautions when treating patients known or suspected to have diseases that spread through the air—for example, tuberculosis or measles. These organisms are present in smaller droplets expelled by an infected person and...
Airborne precautions:
Use airborne precautions when treating patients known or suspected to have diseases that spread through the air—for example, tuberculosis or measles. These organisms are present in smaller droplets expelled by an infected person and...