Beyond diversity loss and climate change : impacts of Amazon deforestation on infectious diseases and public health

• Autor(a) principal: Ellwanger, Joel Henrique
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Leal, Bruna Kulmann, Kaminski, Valéria de Lima, Valverde Villegas, Jacqueline Maria, Veiga, Ana Beatriz Gorini da, Spilki, Fernando Rosado, Fearnside, Philip Martin, Caesar, Lilian, Giatti, Leandro Luiz, Wallau, Gabriel da Luz, Almeida, Sabrina Esteves de Matos, Borba, Mauro Riegert, Hora, Vanusa Pousada da, Chies, Jose Artur Bogo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFRGS
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10183/213759
• topic: Desmatamento; Floresta amazônica; Doenças transmissíveis emergentes; Saúde pública; Saúde única; Brasil; Deforestation; Amazon rainforest; Biodiversity; Pathogens; Emerging infectious disease; Public health

Amazonian biodiversity is increasingly threatened due to the weakening of policies for combating deforestation, especially in Brazil. Loss of animal and plant species, many not yet known to science, is just one among many negative consequences of Amazon deforestation. Deforestation affects indigenous communities, riverside as well as urban populations, and even planetary health. Amazonia has a prominent role in regulating the Earth’s climate, with forest loss contributing to rising regional and global temperatures and intensification of extreme weather events. These climatic conditions are important drivers of emerging infectious diseases, and activities associated with deforestation contribute to the spread of disease vectors. This review presents the main impacts of Amazon deforestation on infectious-disease dynamics and public health from a One Health perspective. Because Brazil holds the largest area of Amazon rainforest, emphasis is given to the Brazilian scenario. Finally, potential solutions to mitigate deforestation and emerging infectious diseases are presented from the perspectives of researchers in different fields.