[Climate change influences the incidence of arthropod-borne diseases in the Netherlands].
Climate change is associated with changes in the occurrence of arthropod-borne diseases. It is difficult to foresee which arthropod-borne diseases will appear in the Netherlands due to climate change. Climate change influences the prevalence of ticks and may lead to a further increase in Lyme disease and an increased risk of the introduction of rickettsioses. With further warming of the climate there is a real possibility of settlement of the mosquito Aedes albopictus and introduction of the sandfly in the Netherlands. Whether this will lead to circulation of micro-organisms transmitted by these vectors (e.g. West Nile virus, Dengue virus, Leishmania) is not clear. Continued vigilance is necessary, even for vector-borne diseases that appear to be less relevant for the Netherlands.
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Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu, Centrum Infectieziektebestrijding, afd. Epidemiologie en Surveillance, Postbak 75, Postbus i, 3720 BA Bilthoven. janette.rahamat@rivm.nl
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D000818:Animals; D001179:Arthropod Vectors / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology; D009033:Culicidae; D017752:Greenhouse Effect; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D009426:Netherlands; D010217:Phlebotomus Fever; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D017282:Tick-Borne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D013987:Ticks