02026nas a2200157   4500000000100000008004100001260004400042653005700086653003900143653004300182653003800225100001800263245012300281520145000404022001401854       2022                            d  bSpringer Science and Business Media LLC10aPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health10aHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis10aManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law10aNature and Landscape Conservation1 aAl-Delaimy AK00aThe Prospective Effects of Climate Change on Neglected Tropical Diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a Review3 a<p>An increase in the annual daily temperature is documented and predicted to occur in the coming decades. Climate change has a direct effect and adverse impact on human health, as well as on multiple ecosystems and their species. The purpose of this paper is to review the effect of climate change on neglected tropical diseases including leishmaniasis, schistosomiasis, and lymphatic filariasis in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). A list of engine web searches was done; 280 full-text records were assessed for eligibility. Only 48 original records were included within the final selection for the review study. Most research results show an alteration of neglected diseases related to climate change influencing specifically the Eastern Mediterranean Region, in addition to the expectation of more effects at the level of vectors and reservoir whether its vector transmission route or its egg hatching and replication or even the survival of adult worms in the coming years. At the same time, not all articles related to the region interpret the direct or indirect effect of climate variations on these specific diseases. Although few studies were found describing some of climate change effects on neglected tropical diseases in the region, still, the region lacks research funding, technical, and mathematical model expertise regarding the direct effect of climate change on the ecosystems of these neglected tropical diseases.</p>
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