First Evidence and Predictions of Plasmodium Transmission in Alaskan Bird Populations
The unprecedented rate of change in the Arctic climate is expected to have major impacts on the emergence of infectious diseases and host susceptibility to these diseases. It is predicted that malaria parasites will spread to both higher altitudes and latitudes with global warming. Here we show for...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:3446979 2023-05-15T14:54:06+02:00 First Evidence and Predictions of Plasmodium Transmission in Alaskan Bird Populations Loiseau, Claire Harrigan, Ryan J. Cornel, Anthony J. Guers, Sue L. Dodge, Molly Marzec, Timothy Carlson, Jenny S. Seppi, Bruce Sehgal, Ravinder N. M. 2012-09-19 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3446979 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23028595 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0044729 en eng Public Library of Science http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3446979 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23028595 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0044729 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. CC-BY Research Article Text 2012 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0044729 2013-09-04T13:10:12Z The unprecedented rate of change in the Arctic climate is expected to have major impacts on the emergence of infectious diseases and host susceptibility to these diseases. It is predicted that malaria parasites will spread to both higher altitudes and latitudes with global warming. Here we show for the first time that avian Plasmodium transmission occurs in the North American Arctic. Over a latitudinal gradient in Alaska, from 61°N to 67°N, we collected blood samples of resident and migratory bird species. We found both residents and hatch year birds infected with Plasmodium as far north as 64°N, providing clear evidence that malaria transmission occurs in these climates. Based on our empirical data, we make the first projections of the habitat suitability for Plasmodium under a future-warming scenario in Alaska. These findings raise new concerns about the spread of malaria to naïve host populations. Text Arctic Global warming Alaska PubMed Central (PMC) Arctic PLoS ONE 7 9 e44729 |
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The unprecedented rate of change in the Arctic climate is expected to have major impacts on the emergence of infectious diseases and host susceptibility to these diseases. It is predicted that malaria parasites will spread to both higher altitudes and latitudes with global warming. Here we show for the first time that avian Plasmodium transmission occurs in the North American Arctic. Over a latitudinal gradient in Alaska, from 61°N to 67°N, we collected blood samples of resident and migratory bird species. We found both residents and hatch year birds infected with Plasmodium as far north as 64°N, providing clear evidence that malaria transmission occurs in these climates. Based on our empirical data, we make the first projections of the habitat suitability for Plasmodium under a future-warming scenario in Alaska. These findings raise new concerns about the spread of malaria to naïve host populations. |
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First Evidence and Predictions of Plasmodium Transmission in Alaskan Bird Populations |
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First Evidence and Predictions of Plasmodium Transmission in Alaskan Bird Populations |
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First Evidence and Predictions of Plasmodium Transmission in Alaskan Bird Populations |
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