Environmental change and the dynamics of parasitic diseases in the Amazon

The Amazonian environment is changing rapidly, due to deforestation, in the short term, and, climate change is projected to alter its forest cover, in the next few decades. These modifications to the, environ-ment have been altering the dynamics of infectious diseases which have natural foci in the, Amazonianbiome, especially in its forest. Current land use practices which are changing the, epidemiological profileof the parasitic diseases in the region are road building; logging; mining; expansion of agriculture andcattle ranching and the building of large dams. Malaria and the cutaneous, leishmaniasis are the diseasesbest known for their rapid changes in response to environmental, modifications. Others such as soil-transmitted helminthiases, filarial infections and toxoplasmosis, which have part of their developmentalcycles in the biophysical environment, are also expected to, change rapidly. An interdisciplinary approachand an integrated, international surveillance are needed, to manage the environmentally-driven changesin the Amazonian parasitic diseases in the near future.

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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001706X13002489

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Tema

Biodiversidade e Ecossistemas Saúde

Palavras-chave

Amazon, Climate change, Environment, Forests

Escopo Geográfico

Amazônia

Fase 2: Análise de impactos e vulnerabilidades

• Apoia o entendimento de impactos e vulnerabilidades relacionados à mudança do clima
• Contém informações úteis para compreender as características biofísicas e socioeconômicas de um território

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