Climate change and mosquito-borne diseases in China: a review

Globalization and Health

Qiyong Liu²  Lindsay Carol Morton³  Li Bai¹ 

[1] State Key Laboratory for Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, People’s Republic of China;Shandong University Climate Change and Health Center, Jinan, Shandong 250012, People’s Republic China;University of South Florida College of Public Health, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA

关键词: China;    Adaptation;    Japanese encephalitis;    Dengue fever;    Malaria;    Climate change;   

Others  :  819356
DOI  :  10.1186/1744-8603-9-10

 received in 2012-01-13, accepted in 2013-03-01,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

China has experienced noticeable changes in climate over the past 100 years and the potential impact climate change has on transmission of mosquito-borne infectious diseases poses a risk to Chinese populations. The aims of this paper are to summarize what is known about the impact of climate change on the incidence and prevalence of malaria, dengue fever and Japanese encephalitis in China and to provide important information and direction for adaptation policy making. Fifty-five papers met the inclusion criteria for this study. Examination of these studies indicates that variability in temperature, precipitation, wind, and extreme weather events is linked to transmission of mosquito-borne diseases in some regions of China. However, study findings are inconsistent across geographical locations and this requires strengthening current evidence for timely development of adaptive options. After synthesis of available information we make several key adaptation recommendations including: improving current surveillance and monitoring systems; concentrating adaptation strategies and policies on vulnerable communities; strengthening adaptive capacity of public health systems; developing multidisciplinary approaches sustained by an new mechanism of inter-sectional coordination; and increasing awareness and mobilization of the general public.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Bai et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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