How will global climate change affect parasite-host assemblages?
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Parasites are integral components of the biosphere. Host switching correlated with events of episodic climate change is ubiquitous in evolutionary and ecological time. Global climate change produces ecological perturbations, which cause geographical and phenological shifts, and alteration in the dynamics of parasite transmission, increasing the potential for host switching. The intersection of climate change with evolutionary conservative aspects of host specificity and transmission dynamics, called ecological fitting, permits emergence of parasites and diseases without evolutionary changes in their capacity for host utilization.
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Global warming affects host-parasite systems by influencing the amplification and emergence of parasite populations, inducing changes in development and survival rates of both parasite and vector, and altering seasonal transmission dynamics.
“Global warming affects host-parasite systems by influencing the amplification and emergence of parasite populations, inducing changes in the development and survival rates of both parasite and vector and altering seasonal transmission dynamics (Brooks and Hoberg, 2007).”
From Heartworm Disease (Dirofilaria immitis) and Their Vectors in Europe – New Distribution Trends (2012) · cites this paper as Brooks and Hoberg, 2007
More optimal conditions created by temperature increases allow the spread of mosquitoes to other areas where previously climatic conditions prevented their presence.
“This has led to the creation of more optimal conditions that allow the spread of mosquitoes to other areas where previously the climatic conditions prevented their presence [1,55,78,166,167].”
From What has happened to heartworm disease in Europe in the last 10 years? (2022) · cites this paper as [166]
Global warming affects host-parasite systems by influencing amplification and emergence of parasite populations, inducing changes in development and survival rates of both parasites and vectors, and altering seasonal transmission dynamics.
“Global warming affects host-parasite systems by influencing the amplification and emergence of parasite populations, inducing changes in the development and survival rates of both parasites and vectors, and altering seasonal transmission dynamics (68).”
From Human and animal dirofilariasis: The emergence of a zoonotic mosaic (2012) · cites this paper as [68]
With respect to dirofilariasis, climate change is lengthening annual periods of mosquito activity, shortening larval development periods, and increasing transmission in many geographical regions.
“With respect to dirofilariasis, climate change is lengthening annual periods of mosquito activity, shortening larval development periods, and increasing transmission in many geographical regions.”
From Human and animal dirofilariasis: The emergence of a zoonotic mosaic (2012) · cites this paper as [68]
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- Authors
- Brooks, D. R., & Hoberg, E. P.
- Affiliations
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Agricultural Research Service (US)
- Corresponding author
- Brooks, Daniel R.
- Venue
- Trends in Parasitology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2007-12
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 571-574
- ISSN
- 1471-4922 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2155449998
- Cited by
- 338
- References
- 53
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- FWCI
- 1.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Trends in Parasitology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Lincoln (University of Nebraska) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Helminth infection and control
- Keywords
- climate change, host switching, host specificity, ecological fitting, disease emergence, parasite transmission dynamics, phenological shifts
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Disease Vectors, Biological Evolution, Host-Parasite Interactions, Humans, Models, Biological, Parasites, Parasitic Diseases, Greenhouse Effect, Ecosystem
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