The effect of global change on mosquito-borne disease

LHV Franklinos, KE Jones, DW Redding… - The Lancet infectious …, 2019 - thelancet.com
More than 80% of the global population is at risk of a vector-borne disease, with mosquito-
borne diseases being the largest contributor to human vector-borne disease burden …

Climate change and infectious diseases: from evidence to a predictive framework

S Altizer, RS Ostfeld, PTJ Johnson, S Kutz, CD Harvell - science, 2013 - science.org
Scientists have long predicted large-scale responses of infectious diseases to climate
change, giving rise to a polarizing debate, especially concerning human pathogens for …

[HTML][HTML] Interaction effect of prenatal and postnatal exposure to ambient air pollution and temperature on childhood asthma

C Lu, Y Zhang, B Li, Z Zhao, C Huang, X Zhang… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Although mounting evidence has associated air pollution and environmental
temperature with children's health problems, it is unclear whether there is an interaction …

Humidity–The overlooked variable in the thermal biology of mosquito‐borne disease

JJ Brown, M Pascual, MC Wimberly… - Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Vector‐borne diseases cause significant financial and human loss, with billions of dollars
spent on control. Arthropod vectors experience a complex suite of environmental factors that …

Temperature drives Zika virus transmission: evidence from empirical and mathematical models

B Tesla, LR Demakovsky… - … of the Royal …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Temperature is a strong driver of vector-borne disease transmission. Yet, for emerging
arboviruses we lack fundamental knowledge on the relationship between transmission and …

[HTML][HTML] How will mosquitoes adapt to climate warming?

LI Couper, JE Farner, JM Caldwell, ML Childs… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
The potential for adaptive evolution to enable species persistence under a changing climate
is one of the most important questions for understanding impacts of future climate change …

[HTML][HTML] A Systematic Review of the Effects of Temperature on Anopheles Mosquito Development and Survival: Implications for Malaria Control in a Future Warmer …

TP Agyekum, PK Botwe, J Arko-Mensah, I Issah… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The rearing temperature of the immature stages can have a significant impact on the life-
history traits and the ability of adult mosquitoes to transmit diseases. This review assessed …

Climate, environmental and socio-economic change: weighing up the balance in vector-borne disease transmission

PE Parham, J Waldock… - … of the Royal …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Arguably one of the most important effects of climate change is the potential impact on
human health. While this is likely to take many forms, the implications for future transmission …

The ecological foundations of transmission potential and vector‐borne disease in urban landscapes

SL LaDeau, BF Allan, PT Leisnham… - Functional …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Urban transmission of arthropod‐vectored disease has increased in recent decades.
Understanding and managing transmission potential in urban landscapes requires …

[HTML][HTML] Fine-scale variation in microclimate across an urban landscape shapes variation in mosquito population dynamics and the potential of Aedes albopictus to …

CC Murdock, MV Evans, TD McClanahan… - PLoS neglected …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Most statistical and mechanistic models used to predict mosquito-borne disease
transmission incorporate climate drivers of disease transmission by utilizing environmental …