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Beyond diversity loss and climate change: Impacts of Amazon deforestation on infectious diseases and public health

Authors :
JOEL HENRIQUE ELLWANGER
BRUNA KULMANN-LEAL
VALÉRIA L. KAMINSKI
JACQUELINE MARÍA VALVERDE-VILLEGAS
ANA BEATRIZ G. DA VEIGA
FERNANDO R. SPILKI
PHILIP M. FEARNSIDE
LÍLIAN CAESAR
LEANDRO LUIZ GIATTI
GABRIEL L. WALLAU
SABRINA E.M. ALMEIDA
MAURO R. BORBA
VANUSA P. DA HORA
JOSÉ ARTUR B. CHIES
Source :
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, Vol 92, Iss 1 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2020.

Abstract

Abstract 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.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
16782690 and 00013765
Volume :
92
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.f15cdd694a34862bafaf61b2d353034
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1590/0001-3765202020191375