Climate change and vectorborne diseases

MC Thomson, LR Stanberry - New England Journal of Medicine, 2022 - Mass Medical Soc
Climate Change and Vectorborne Diseases Warming temperatures and changes in
precipitation associated with climate change are affecting the occurrence of vectorborne …

Digital and technological innovation in vector-borne disease surveillance to predict, detect, and control climate-driven outbreaks

C Pley, M Evans, R Lowe, H Montgomery… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Vector-borne diseases are particularly sensitive to changes in weather and climate. Timely
warnings from surveillance systems can help to detect and control outbreaks of infectious …

Opportunities and challenges of Spaceborne sensors in delineating land surface temperature trends: A review

MR Ahmed, E Ghaderpour, A Gupta… - IEEE Sensors …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Understanding the land surface temperature (LST) trends is crucial for policymakers and
stakeholders to develop adaptation and mitigation strategies suitable for a sustainable …

Impacts of climate change on human health in humanitarian settings: Evidence gaps and future research needs

L McIver, E Beavon, A Malm, A Awad, A Uyen… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
This mixed-methods study focuses on the evidence of the health impacts of climate change
on populations affected by humanitarian crises, presented from the perspective of Médecins …

Spatial distribution of Glossina morsitans (Diptera: Glossinidae) in Zambia: A vehicle-mounted sticky trap survey and Maxent species distribution model

J Muyobela, CWW Pirk, AA Yusuf… - PLOS Neglected Tropical …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Tsetse-transmitted African trypanosomiasis is a debilitating and fatal disease of
humans and livestock if left untreated. While knowledge of the spatial distribution patterns of …

Human African Trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness): Current knowledge and future challenges

R Papagni, R Novara, ML Minardi… - Frontiers in Tropical …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
According to both definitions of US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and World
Health Organization, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are a group of preventable and …

[HTML][HTML] How plastic are upper thermal limits? A comparative study in tsetse (family: Glossinidae) and wider Diptera

H Weaving, JS Terblanche, S English - Journal of Thermal Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Critical thermal maximum (CT max) describes the upper thermal tolerance of an animal
where biological functions start to fail. A period of acclimation can enhance CT max through …

Parasite co-infection: an ecological, molecular and experimental perspective

F Venter, KR Matthews… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Laboratory studies of pathogens aim to limit complexity in order to disentangle the important
parameters contributing to an infection. However, pathogens rarely exist in isolation, and …

Mechanisms of life cycle simplification in African trypanosomes

GR Oldrieve, F Venter, M Cayla, M Verney… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
African trypanosomes are important parasites in sub-Saharan Africa that undergo a quorum-
sensing dependent development to morphologically 'stumpy forms' in mammalian hosts to …

Projecting the Potential Distribution of Glossina morsitans (Diptera: Glossinidae) under Climate Change Using the MaxEnt Model

R Zhou, Y Gao, N Chang, T Gao, D Ma, C Li, Q Liu - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Glossina morsitans is a species of tsetse flies and a vector for Human
African Trypanosomiasis, which is a severe parasitic infectious illness that can lead to death …