In this article, the relationship between climate change and
vector-borne diseases are examined. The vector-borne diseases Dirofliaria
immitis and Dirofilaria repens are tracked over 15 years in Europe. The purpose
of this article is to understand if climate change affects the number of
infections among canines.
Climate change is proven to affect animals and people alike
in various ways. For example, climate change results in physiologic stress, or
injury. Global climate change has also
led to the increase of vector-borne diseases that are a result of haematophagous
antropods, which are cold-blooded insects that feed on the blood of animals.
The prominence of vector-borne diseases are closely related to climate change
because of the fact that they are cold-blooded animals and thrive best in
warmer temperatures.
Dirofilaria is a vector-borne disease that is mainly present
in dogs in Europe. Dirofilaria immitits occurs in the pulmonary arteries and
right heart chambers and causes heartworm diseases in dogs. Dirofilaria repens
mainly occurs in sucotaneous tissue, or under the skin. The hosts and vectors
of Dirofilaria are mosquitoes of the Culicidae family. Dirofliaria is present
above 14 degrees Celsius which is in the warmer temperatures of summer and predominantly
in July, however, temperatures are rising year-round.
Linear Kriging fuction of a Geographical Information System
was used to ttrack the amount of Drofilaria generations. The daily temperature
was measured over 15 years to conduct the study. The study demonstrated that
outbreaks of Dirofliaria peaked in the Summer, between June and September. July
also had the highest temperatures that were suitable for Diorfilaria. The
increase of climate change may also lead to the spread of vector-borne diseases
to from Mediterranean countries toward northern and eastern ones.
In this article, the relationship between climate change and
vector-borne diseases are examined. The vector-borne diseases Dirofliaria
immitis and Dirofilaria repens are tracked over 15 years in Europe. The purpose
of this article is to understand if climate change affects the number of
infections among canines.
Climate change is proven to affect animals and people alike
in various ways. For example, climate change results in physiologic stress, or
injury. Global climate change has also
led to the increase of vector-borne diseases that are a result of haematophagous
antropods, which are cold-blooded insects that feed on the blood of animals.
The prominence of vector-borne diseases are closely related to climate change
because of the fact that they are cold-blooded animals and thrive best in
warmer temperatures.
Dirofilaria is a vector-borne disease that is mainly present
in dogs in Europe. Dirofilaria immitits occurs in the pulmonary arteries and
right heart chambers and causes heartworm diseases in dogs. Dirofilaria repens
mainly occurs in sucotaneous tissue, or under the skin. The hosts and vectors
of Dirofilaria are mosquitoes of the Culicidae family. Dirofliaria is present
above 14 degrees Celsius which is in the warmer temperatures of summer and predominantly
in July, however, temperatures are rising year-round.
Linear Kriging fuction of a Geographical Information System
was used to ttrack the amount of Drofilaria generations. The daily temperature
was measured over 15 years to conduct the study. The study demonstrated that
outbreaks of Dirofliaria peaked in the Summer, between June and September. July
also had the highest temperatures that were suitable for Diorfilaria. The
increase of climate change may also lead to the spread of vector-borne diseases
to from Mediterranean countries toward northern and eastern ones.
