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Over half of known human pathogenic diseases can be aggravated by climate change

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Mora, Camilo, McKenzie, Tristan, Gaw, Isabella M., Dean, Jacqueline M., von Hammerstein, Hannah, Knudson, Tabatha A., Setter, Renee O., Smith, Charlotte Z., Webster, Kira M., Patz, Jonathan A., Franklin, Erik C.·2022·Nature Climate Change

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It is relatively well accepted that climate change can affect human pathogenic diseases; however, the full extent of this risk remains poorly quantified. Here we carried out a systematic search for empirical examples about the impacts of ten climatic hazards sensitive to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on each known human pathogenic disease. We found that 58% (that is, 218 out of 375) of infectious diseases confronted by humanity worldwide have been at some point aggravated by climatic hazards; 16% were at times diminished. Empirical cases revealed 1,006 unique pathways in which climatic hazards, via different transmission types, led to pathogenic diseases. The human pathogenic diseases and transmission pathways aggravated by climatic hazards are too numerous for comprehensive societal adaptations, highlighting the urgent need to work at the source of the problem: reducing GHG emissions.

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Authors: Mora, C., McKenzie, T., Gaw, I. M., Dean, J. M., von Hammerstein, H., Knudson, T. A., Setter, R. O., Smith, C. Z., Webster, K. M., Patz, J. A., & Franklin, E. C.
Affiliations: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (US)
University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
Corresponding author: Mora, Camilo
ORCID: Mora, Camilo
McKenzie, Tristan
Gaw, Isabella M.
Dean, Jacqueline M.
Knudson, Tabatha A.
Setter, Renee O.
Smith, Charlotte Z.
Patz, Jonathan A.
Franklin, Erik C.
Venue: Nature Climate Change
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2022-08-08
Volume: 12
Issue: 9
Pages: 869-875
ISSN: 1758-678X (ISSN-L)
1758-6798
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-022-01426-1
PMC: PMC9362357
OpenAlex: W4290673830
Cited by: 995
References: 100
Citations by year: 2026: 202 · 2025: 277 · 2024: 272 · 2023: 189 · 2022: 51
FWCI: 77.41
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Licence: www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/text-and-data-mining (tdm)
www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/text-and-data-mining (vor)
Locations: Nature Climate Change (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders: University of Hawai'i
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Climate Change and Health Impacts
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Zoonotic diseases and public health
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Climate Change and Environmental Impact
Keywords: climate change, infectious diseases, climate hazards, greenhouse gas emissions, disease transmission pathways, climate change adaptation, emission reduction

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