title: Climate change, vector-borne diseases and working population.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Risks associated with climate change are increasing worldwide and the global effects include altered weather and precipitation patterns, rising temperatures and others; human health can be affected directly and indirectly. This paper is an overview of literature regarding climate changes, their interaction with vector-borne diseases and impact on working population.
  
  
  METHODS
  Articles regarding climate changes as drivers of vector-borne diseases and evidences of occupational cases have been picked up by public databank. Technical documents were also included in the study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Evidences regarding the impact of climate changes on vector-borne diseases in Europe, provided by the analysis of the literature, are presented.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Climate-sensitive vector-borne diseases are likely to be emerging due to climate modifications, with impacts on public and occupational health. However, other environmental and anthropogenic drivers such as increasing travelling and trade, deforestation and reforestation, altered land use and urbanization can influence their spread. Further studies are necessary to better understand the phenomenon and implementation of adaptation strategies to protect human health should be accelerated and strengthened.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina, Epidemiologia, Igiene del Lavoro e Ambientale, Istituto Nazionale per l'Assicurazione contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone (Rome), Italy.
authors.forename: Nicoletta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vonesch
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina, Epidemiologia, Igiene del Lavoro e Ambientale, Istituto Nazionale per l'Assicurazione contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone (Rome), Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Concetta
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: D'Ovidio
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina, Epidemiologia, Igiene del Lavoro e Ambientale, Istituto Nazionale per l'Assicurazione contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone (Rome), Italy.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Melis
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive, Parassitarie e Immunomediate, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Elena
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Remoli
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive, Parassitarie e Immunomediate, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Grazia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Ciufolini
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina, Epidemiologia, Igiene del Lavoro e Ambientale, Istituto Nazionale per l'Assicurazione contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone (Rome), Italy.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tomao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D057231:Climate Change; D004199:Disease Vectors; D004671:Encephalitis, Arbovirus / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health; D017282:Tick-Borne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology