Healthy Ecosystems Are a Prerequisite for Human Health—A Call for Action in the Era of Climate Change with a Focus on Russia
Throughout history, humans have experienced epidemics. The balance of living in nature encircled by microorganisms is delicate. More than 70% of today’s emerging infections are zoonotic, i.e., those in which microorganisms transmitted from animals infect humans. Species are on the move at speeds nev...
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ftmdpi:oai:mdpi.com:/1660-4601/17/22/8453/ 2023-08-20T04:04:30+02:00 Healthy Ecosystems Are a Prerequisite for Human Health—A Call for Action in the Era of Climate Change with a Focus on Russia Dmitry Orlov Marija Menshakova Tomas Thierfelder Yulia Zaika Sepp Böhme Birgitta Evengard Natalia Pshenichnaya agris 2020-11-15 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228453 EN eng Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute Climate Change https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228453 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 17; Issue 22; Pages: 8453 zoonotic diseases climate change Arctic Russia health care system Text 2020 ftmdpi https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228453 2023-08-01T00:28:02Z Throughout history, humans have experienced epidemics. The balance of living in nature encircled by microorganisms is delicate. More than 70% of today’s emerging infections are zoonotic, i.e., those in which microorganisms transmitted from animals infect humans. Species are on the move at speeds never previously recorded, among ongoing climate change which is especially rapid at high latitudes. This calls for intensified international surveillance of Northern infectious diseases. Russia holds the largest area of thawing permafrost among Northern nations, a process which threatens to rapidly disrupt the balance of nature. In this paper, we provide details regarding Russian health infrastructure in order to take the first steps toward a collaborative international survey of Northern infections and international harmonization of the procured data. Text Arctic Climate change Human health permafrost MDPI Open Access Publishing Arctic International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 22 8453 |
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Throughout history, humans have experienced epidemics. The balance of living in nature encircled by microorganisms is delicate. More than 70% of today’s emerging infections are zoonotic, i.e., those in which microorganisms transmitted from animals infect humans. Species are on the move at speeds never previously recorded, among ongoing climate change which is especially rapid at high latitudes. This calls for intensified international surveillance of Northern infectious diseases. Russia holds the largest area of thawing permafrost among Northern nations, a process which threatens to rapidly disrupt the balance of nature. In this paper, we provide details regarding Russian health infrastructure in order to take the first steps toward a collaborative international survey of Northern infections and international harmonization of the procured data. |
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Healthy Ecosystems Are a Prerequisite for Human Health—A Call for Action in the Era of Climate Change with a Focus on Russia |
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Healthy Ecosystems Are a Prerequisite for Human Health—A Call for Action in the Era of Climate Change with a Focus on Russia |
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Healthy Ecosystems Are a Prerequisite for Human Health—A Call for Action in the Era of Climate Change with a Focus on Russia |
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Healthy Ecosystems Are a Prerequisite for Human Health—A Call for Action in the Era of Climate Change with a Focus on Russia |
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Healthy Ecosystems Are a Prerequisite for Human Health—A Call for Action in the Era of Climate Change with a Focus on Russia |
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healthy ecosystems are a prerequisite for human health—a call for action in the era of climate change with a focus on russia |
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