Vector-borne diseases and climate change: a European perspective

JC Semenza, JE Suk - FEMS microbiology letters, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Climate change has already impacted the transmission of a wide range of vector-borne
diseases in Europe, and it will continue to do so in the coming decades. Climate change has …

Same parasite, different outcomes: unraveling the epidemiology of Leishmania infantum infection in Brazil and Spain

T de Freitas Milagres, M López-de-Felipe… - Trends in …, 2023 - cell.com
Human leishmaniosis caused by Leishmania infantum is an important health problem
worldwide. One of the main aspects arousing interest is the epidemiological scenario …

Modeling the climatic suitability of leishmaniasis vector species in Europe

LK Koch, J Kochmann, S Klimpel, S Cunze - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Climate change will affect the geographical distribution of many species in the future.
Phlebotomine sandflies are vector species for leishmaniasis, a tropical neglected disease …

Ecological niche modeling predicting the potential distribution of Leishmania vectors in the Mediterranean basin: impact of climate change

B Chalghaf, J Chemkhi, B Mayala, M Harrabi… - Parasites & vectors, 2018 - Springer
Background Due to climate change, the geographical distribution of sand flies during the last
decades has shifted northward from latitudes below 45° N in southern Europe to latitudes …

Seropositivity of main vector-borne pathogens in dogs across Europe

G Miró, I Wright, H Michael, W Burton, E Hegarty… - Parasites & …, 2022 - Springer
Background Canine vector-borne disease (CVBD) has been an area of increasing interest in
Europe over the last few decades, and there have been changes in the prevalence and …

Predicting current and future high-risk areas for vectors and reservoirs of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iran

F Bozorg-Omid, A Kafash, R Jafari, AA Akhavan… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Climate change will affect the distribution of species in the future. To determine the
vulnerable areas relating to CL in Iran, we applied two models, MaxEnt and RF, for the …

Reconstructing the post-glacial spread of the sand fly Phlebotomus mascittii Grassi, 1908 (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Europe

E Kniha, V Dvořák, S Koblmüller, J Prudhomme… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Phlebotominae) are the principal vectors of
Leishmania spp.(Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae). In Central Europe, Phlebotomus …

[HTML][HTML] VectorNet: collaborative mapping of arthropod disease vectors in Europe and surrounding areas since 2010

GRW Wint, T Balenghien, E Berriatua… - …, 2023 - eurosurveillance.org
Background Arthropod vectors such as ticks, mosquitoes, sandflies and biting midges are of
public and veterinary health significance because of the pathogens they can transmit …

Multisectoral perspectives on global warming and vector-borne diseases: A focus on southern Europe

OA Adepoju, OA Afinowi, AM Tauheed… - Current Tropical …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The climate change (CC) or global warming (GW) modifies
environment that favors vectors' abundance, growth, and reproduction, and consequently …

The changing distribution of Leishmania infantum Nicolle, 1908 and its Mediterranean sandfly vectors in the last 140 kys

AJ Trájer, V Sebestyén - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The understanding of the effects of past climatic changes on the distribution of vector
arthropods can strongly support the understanding of the future potential impact of …