Global expansion and redistribution of Aedes-borne virus transmission risk with climate change

• Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases Vol. 13; no. 3; p. e0007213
• Main Authors: Ryan, Sadie J, Carlson, Colin J, Mordecai, Erin A, Johnson, Leah R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.03.2019; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Aedes; Aedes - growth & development; Aedes aegypti; Aedes albopictus; Animals; Aquatic insects; Biology and life sciences; Chikungunya virus; Climate; Climate Change; Dengue; Dengue fever; Disease; Disease transmission; Disease Transmission, Infectious; Distribution; Earth Sciences; Environmental aspects; Environmental impact; Environmental risk; Epidemics; Exposure; General circulation models; Global Health; Global strategy (Marketing); Global temperature changes; Health; Health aspects; Human diseases; Humans; Malaria; Medical climatology; Medical research; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mosquito Vectors - growth & development; Mosquitoes; Niches; Pathogens; People and Places; Public health; Risk; Risk Assessment; Temperature; Transmission; Tropical diseases; Vector-borne diseases; Vectors; Vectors (Biology); Viral diseases; Virus Diseases - epidemiology; Virus Diseases - transmission; Viruses; Weather forecasting; Yellow fever mosquito; Zika virus; United States; Florida; United States > US; Virginia

Forecasting the impacts of climate change on Aedes-borne viruses-especially dengue, chikungunya, and Zika-is a key component of public health preparedness. We apply an empirically parameterized model of viral transmission by the vectors Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus, as a function of temperature,...