Climate change and its impact on vector-borne diseases

Authors

  • Harshal T. Pandve Department of Community Medicine (PSM), Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College, Narhe, Pune, Maharashtra
  • Purushottam A. Giri Department of Community Medicine (PSM), Rural Medical College of Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed University), Loni, Maharashtra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20150471

Keywords:

Climate, vector-borne, diseases

Abstract

Climate change is one of the most critical global challenges of our times and its issue of concern for every global citizen. Many important public health challenges are attributed to climate change and rise of vector-borne diseases is one of them.   The most deadly vector-borne disease, malaria, caused an estimated 660000 deaths in 2010. However, the world's fastest growing vector-borne disease is dengue, with a 30-fold increase in disease incidence over the last 50 years. Multiple factors have impact on transmission of vector-borne diseases, and causing their appearance in countries where they were previously unknown.

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Published

2017-02-05

How to Cite

Pandve, H. T., & Giri, P. A. (2017). Climate change and its impact on vector-borne diseases. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 2(3), 195. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20150471