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Climate change and health risks due to invasive hematophagous arthropods
Martin Pfeffer
Core Questions
- Which species will we encounter in the near future?
- How will they change our lives?
Abstract
Climate change, the associated extreme events and rising temperatures entail multiple health risks for animals and humans. This is causing evident risks of cardiovascular diseases. However, at the same time it also leads to a noticeable increase of the case numbers and threads due to vector-born infectious diseases.
The present talk will highlight this risk based on case studies on moquitos and ticks. It will elucidate how the species distribution is changing, how this is impacting the occurrence of vector-born diseases, and what might be expected in the near future in areas with originally moderate climate.
Literature
- K.D. Lafferty (2009): The ecology of climate change and infectious diseases, Ecology 90: 888
- Lidia Chitimia‑Dobler, et al. (2019): Imported Hyalomma ticks in Germany in 2018, Parasites & Vectors 12: 134
- Cuthbert et al. (2023): Invasive hematophagous arthropods and associated diseases in a changing world, Parasites & Vectors 16: 291
Talk on 5 December 2024 — Ringvorlesung in Winter Term 2024/25
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