Original language | English |
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Publication date | 2017 |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | Impact of Environmental Changes on Infectious Diseases - Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Phsysics, Trieste, Italy Duration: 17 May 2017 → 19 May 2017 https://www.elsevier.com/events/conferences/impact-of-environmental-changes-on-infectious-diseases |
Conference
Conference | Impact of Environmental Changes on Infectious Diseases |
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Location | Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Phsysics |
Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Trieste |
Period | 17/05/2017 → 19/05/2017 |
Other | Environmental changes — the manifestations of which can include loss of biodiversity and habitat, increasing atmospheric temperature, rising sea level, and climatic instability (e.g., longer and more severe periods of drought or rainfall) — are likely to affect the prevalence of various infectious diseases by making conditions more (or less) propitious for the survival of pathogens and their vectors, and by inducing mass movement of human and animal populations.<br/>This conference will discuss the impact of current and predicted future environmental changes on infectious disease dynamics in people, wildlife, and livestock across the globe, and what actions need to be taken.<br/>Topics include<br/>Environment change and infectious disease<br/>Water-borne and food-borne diseases<br/>Impacts of mobility, travel, trade and globalization on infectious diseases<br/>Land use change, including livestock and agricultural changes<br/>Air quality, urbanization, socio-demographic and economic impacts on health<br/>Vector-borne diseases |
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