TY - JOUR
KW - Multidisciplinary
KW - Climate change
KW - Amazon
AU - ELLWANGER JH
AU - KULMANN-LEAL B
AU - KAMINSKI VL
AU - Valverde-Villegas JM
AU - VEIGA ABGD
AU - SPILKI FR
AU - FEARNSIDE PM
AU - CAESAR L
AU - GIATTI LL
AU - WALLAU GL
AU - ALMEIDA SE
AU - BORBA MR
AU - HORA VPD
AU - CHIES JAB
AB - Amazonian 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.
BT - Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
DO - 10.1590/0001-3765202020191375
IS - 1
LA - eng
N2 - Amazonian 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.
PB - FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
PY - 2020
T2 - Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
TI - Beyond diversity loss and climate change: Impacts of Amazon deforestation on infectious diseases and public health
UR - http://www.scielo.br/pdf/aabc/v92n1/0001-3765-aabc-92-01-e20191375.pdf
VL - 92
SN - 1678-2690, 0001-3765
ER -