title: Climate change and the epidemiology of selected tick-borne and mosquito-borne diseases: update from the International Society of Dermatology Climate Change Task Force.
abstract: Climate change refers to variation in the climate of a specific region or globally over time. A change has been reported in the epidemiology of tick- and mosquito-borne diseases in recent decades. Investigators have postulated that this effect may be associated with climate change. We reviewed the English-language literature describing changes in the epidemiology of specific tick- and mosquito-borne diseases, including the tick-borne diseases of Lyme disease, tularemia, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Mediterranean spotted fever, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever and the mosquito-borne diseases of dengue, malaria, West Nile virus infection, Ross River virus disease, and Barmah Forest virus disease. We postulate that the changing epidemiology of tick- and mosquito-borne diseases is related to climate change.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermato-Venereology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark.
authors.forename: Louise K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Mark D P
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D018354:Alphavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D057231:Climate Change; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000072138:Mosquito Vectors; D017282:Tick-Borne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000453:epidemiology