Climate change and zoonotic infections in the Russian Arctic

Climate change in the Russian Arctic is more pronounced than in any other part of the country. Between 1955 and 2000, the annual average air temperature in the Russian North increased by 1.2°C. During the same period, the mean temperature of upper layer of permafrost increased by 3&#x...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Main Authors: Boris Revich, Nikolai Tokarevich, Alan J. Parkinson
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2012
Subjects:
climate change
infectious diseases
tularemia
tick-borne encephalitis
brucellosis
rabies
anthrax
Russia
Arctic
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Circumpolar Health
Climate change
International Journal of Circumpolar Health
permafrost
Russian North
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v71i0.18792
https://doaj.org/article/258cc10bd3ad4c3b81ea84e49dc3d69a
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Summary:Climate change in the Russian Arctic is more pronounced than in any other part of the country. Between 1955 and 2000, the annual average air temperature in the Russian North increased by 1.2°C. During the same period, the mean temperature of upper layer of permafrost increased by 3°C. Climate change in Russian Arctic increases the risks of the emergence of zoonotic infectious diseases. This review presents data on morbidity rates among people, domestic animals and wildlife in the Russian Arctic, focusing on the potential climate related emergence of such diseases as tick-borne encephalitis, tularemia, brucellosis, leptospirosis, rabies, and anthrax.

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