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  • Environmental Science
  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Climate change, driven by temperature, humidity, and wind, significantly affects arthropod vector life cycles, including survival, population dynamics, and pathogen transmission.
  • These climate-driven changes can influence the spread of infectious agents carried by vectors, posing risks to human health.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between climate change and the prevalence of vector-borne diseases in humans.
  • To highlight the potential role of climate change in the current COVID-19 pandemic through its effects on vector-borne diseases.

Main Methods:

  • A literature review was conducted, selecting articles published between 2016 and 2021.
  • Databases searched included PubMed and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
  • Only English-language articles were included in this review.

Main Results:

  • Rising global temperatures are a major concern, impacting the relationship between pathogens, vectors, and hosts.
  • Vector-borne diseases, transmitted by organisms like mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas, are of significant public health importance.
  • Climate change may be implicated in the incidence of infectious diseases, including potential links to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Conclusions:

  • Climate change, particularly rising temperatures, alters pathogen-vector-host interactions.
  • Arthropods such as lice, fleas, mites, and mosquitoes are key vectors for transmitting viruses to humans.
  • The study underscores the importance of considering climate change in the context of infectious disease epidemiology and public health strategies.