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Review
. 2015;6(6):554-7.
doi: 10.1080/21505594.2015.1023985. Epub 2015 Jul 15.

Climate change and adaptation of the health sector: The case of infectious diseases

Ulisses E C Confalonieri, Júlia Alves Menezes  1 , Carina Margonari de Souza  1
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Review

Climate change and adaptation of the health sector: The case of infectious diseases

Ulisses E C Confalonieri et al. Virulence. 2015.

Abstract

Infectious diseases form a group of health problems highly susceptible to the influences of climate. Adaptation to protect human population health from the changes in infectious disease epidemiology expected to occur as a consequence of climate change involve actions in the health systems as well as in other non-health sectors. In the health sector strategies such as enhanced and targeted epidemiological and entomological surveillance and the development of epidemic early warning systems informed by climate scenarios are needed. Measures in other sectors such as meteorology, civil defense and environmental sanitation will also contribute to a reduction in the risk of infection under climate change.

Keywords: Adaptation; Climate Change; Health; Infectious Diseases; Outbreaks; Surveillance; Vulnerability.

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Mechanisms of Climatic Influences on Infectious Diseases.
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Adaptation strategies for Infectious Diseases in relation to Climate Change.
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