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[Climate change, epidemics and the importance of travel and tropical medicine]. 2019

Margaux Mathis, and Sylvie Briand

Gestion des risques infectieux, Programme OMS de gestion des situations sanitaires, OMS, Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Genève.

Climate change is one of the factors explaining the increased occurrence of epidemics, their geographical spread as well as their increased severity and broader impact. Climate change makes the environment more favourable for pathogens and their proliferation, as well as for vectors of infectious diseases (such as mosquitoes). Furthermore, the globalisation and intensified travel and trade require international cooperation for epidemic response and training of health professional on emerging infectious risks.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D000072138	Mosquito Vectors	Mosquitoes (members of the family CULICIDAE) that transmit pathogens or their intermediate forms from one host to another.	Mosquito Vector,Vector, Mosquito,Vectors, Mosquito
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D014195	Travel	MOVEMENT across different GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS.	Land Travel,Sea Travel,Land Travels,Sea Travels,Travel, Land,Travel, Sea,Travels,Travels, Land,Travels, Sea
D014329	Tropical Climate	A climate which is typical of equatorial and tropical regions, i.e., one with continually high temperatures with considerable precipitation, at least during part of the year. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)	Climate, Tropical,Climates, Tropical,Tropical Climates
D014330	Tropical Medicine	The branch of medicine concerned with diseases, mainly of parasitic origin, common in tropical and subtropical regions.	Medicine, Tropical
D057231	Climate Change	Any significant change in measures of climate (such as temperature, precipitation, or wind) lasting for an extended period (decades or longer). It may result from natural factors such as changes in the sun's intensity, natural processes within the climate system such as changes in ocean circulation, or human activities.	Change, Climate,Changes, Climate,Climate Changes
D058872	Epidemics	Sudden outbreaks of a disease in a country or region not previously recognized in that area, or a rapid increase in the number of new cases of a previous existing endemic disease. Epidemics can also refer to outbreaks of disease in animal or plant populations.