TY - JOUR
T1 - Impacts of climate change-related human migration on infectious diseases
AU - Tsui, Joseph L.H.
AU - Pena, Rosario Evans
AU - Moir, Monika
AU - Inward, Rhys P.D.
AU - Wilkinson, Eduan
AU - San, James Emmanuel
AU - Poongavanan, Jenicca
AU - Bajaj, Sumali
AU - Gutierrez, Bernardo
AU - Dasgupta, Abhishek
AU - de Oliveira, Tulio
AU - Kraemer, Moritz U.G.
AU - Tegally, Houriiyah
AU - Sambaturu, Prathyush
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer Nature Limited 2024.
PY - 2024/8
Y1 - 2024/8
N2 - Health consequences arising from climate change are threatening to offset advances made to reduce the damage of infectious diseases, which vary by region and the resilience of the local health system. Here we discuss how climate change-related migrations and infectious disease burden are linked through various processes, such as the expansion of pathogens into non-endemic areas, overcrowding in new informal settlements, and the increased proximity of disease vectors and susceptible human populations. Countries that are predicted to have the highest burden are those that have made the least contribution to climate change. Further studies are needed to generate robust evidence on the potential consequences of climate change-related human movements and migration, as well as identify effective and bespoke short- and long-term interventions.
AB - Health consequences arising from climate change are threatening to offset advances made to reduce the damage of infectious diseases, which vary by region and the resilience of the local health system. Here we discuss how climate change-related migrations and infectious disease burden are linked through various processes, such as the expansion of pathogens into non-endemic areas, overcrowding in new informal settlements, and the increased proximity of disease vectors and susceptible human populations. Countries that are predicted to have the highest burden are those that have made the least contribution to climate change. Further studies are needed to generate robust evidence on the potential consequences of climate change-related human movements and migration, as well as identify effective and bespoke short- and long-term interventions.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85200046303&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1038/s41558-024-02078-z
DO - 10.1038/s41558-024-02078-z
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85200046303
SN - 1758-678X
VL - 14
SP - 793
EP - 802
JO - Nature Climate Change
JF - Nature Climate Change
IS - 8
ER -
