02040nas a2200325   4500000000100000008004100001260002400042653002200066653001900088653001100107100001700118700001900135700001600154700002500170700001500195700001400210700001700224700001300241700001400254700001400268700001500282700001300297700001300310700001400323245011900337856007500456490000700531520115100538022002501689       2020                            d  bFapUNIFESP (SciELO)10aMultidisciplinary10aClimate change10aAmazon1 aELLWANGER JH1 aKULMANN-LEAL B1 aKAMINSKI VL1 aValverde-Villegas JM1 aVEIGA ABGD1 aSPILKI FR1 aFEARNSIDE PM1 aCAESAR L1 aGIATTI LL1 aWALLAU GL1 aALMEIDA SE1 aBORBA MR1 aHORA VPD1 aCHIES JAB00aBeyond diversity loss and climate change: Impacts of Amazon deforestation on infectious diseases and public health  uhttp://www.scielo.br/pdf/aabc/v92n1/0001-3765-aabc-92-01-e20191375.pdf0 v923 aAmazonian biodiversity is increasingly threatened due to the weakening of policies for combating deforestation, especially in Brazil. Loss of animal and plant species, many not yet known to science, is just one among many negative consequences of Amazon deforestation. Deforestation affects indigenous communities, riverside as well as urban populations, and even planetary health. Amazonia has a prominent role in regulating the Earth’s climate, with forest loss contributing to rising regional and global temperatures and intensification of extreme weather events. These climatic conditions are important drivers of emerging infectious diseases, and activities associated with deforestation contribute to the spread of disease vectors. This review presents the main impacts of Amazon deforestation on infectious-disease dynamics and public health from a One Health perspective. Because Brazil holds the largest area of Amazon rainforest, emphasis is given to the Brazilian scenario. Finally, potential solutions to mitigate deforestation and emerging infectious diseases are presented from the perspectives of researchers in different fields.  a1678-2690, 0001-3765