About this Research Topic
Zoonoses generally refer to diseases or infections with transmissions from animals to humans, which can result in a global pandemic and numerous deaths (e.g., pestis and COVID-19) and seriously threaten human health and socioeconomic development. At present, 60% of emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic diseases and 75% of emerging infectious diseases originate from animals. There are more than 200 types of zoonotic diseases recognized accounting for a substantial proportion of novel and current human illnesses. Climate change and land use and land cover change (LUCC) have significant impacts on zoonotic diseases. For example, climate change and LUCC can change the host, vector, and pathogen dynamics and their interactions, making it easier for zoonotic infection to spread. Therefore, it is very important and urgent to explore the impacts of climate change and LUCC on zoonotic diseases and project the future features of zoonoses.
In general, climate change and LUCC are the major factors impacting humans and animals in time and space over the regional and global scales. Specifically, climate change could alter the conditions for pathogens and vectors of zoonotic diseases and brings new challenges for maintaining human and animal health. Such as, the rise in global temperatures has increased mosquito-borne diseases and other related vector diseases; flooding conditions amplify the possibility of transmission of waterborne diseases. Furthermore, climate change also can increase cross-species viral transmission risk and make it more convenient to spread. For LUCC, it usually can change the spatial distributions of the wild animal according to changing the habitats. Thereby, the objectives of this Research Topic are (1) to understand the impact of climate change and LUCC on zoonosis emergence, distribution, prevention, and control using various models; (2) to identify and mitigate the risk factors on the disease emergence and spread of zoonoses; (3) to clear the mechanisms underlying the emergence or adaptation of zoonoses.
In this Research Topic, we welcome scientific proposals that focus on the impacts of climate change and LUCC on zoonoses, but not are limited to:
• Analyzing the temporal and spatial characteristics of the zoonotic diseases, such as the linear trends and abrupt changes of the zoonotic diseases at different time scales (e.g., monthly, seasonal, and annual scales), the complex features of the diseases at different spatial regions
• Exploring the temporal and spatial characteristics of the climate changes and LUCC related to the zoonoses
• Analyzing the relationships between the zoonotic disease and climate change and LUCC
• Extracting the major factors of climate change and LUCC on the zoonoses
• Simulating and predicting the characteristics of zoonoses
• Analyzing the spread of zoonotic disease in different climatic and LUCC scenarios
• Understanding the mechanisms underlying the emergence or adaptation of zoonoses
In general, climate change and LUCC are the major factors impacting humans and animals in time and space over the regional and global scales. Specifically, climate change could alter the conditions for pathogens and vectors of zoonotic diseases and brings new challenges for maintaining human and animal health. Such as, the rise in global temperatures has increased mosquito-borne diseases and other related vector diseases; flooding conditions amplify the possibility of transmission of waterborne diseases. Furthermore, climate change also can increase cross-species viral transmission risk and make it more convenient to spread. For LUCC, it usually can change the spatial distributions of the wild animal according to changing the habitats. Thereby, the objectives of this Research Topic are (1) to understand the impact of climate change and LUCC on zoonosis emergence, distribution, prevention, and control using various models; (2) to identify and mitigate the risk factors on the disease emergence and spread of zoonoses; (3) to clear the mechanisms underlying the emergence or adaptation of zoonoses.
In this Research Topic, we welcome scientific proposals that focus on the impacts of climate change and LUCC on zoonoses, but not are limited to:
• Analyzing the temporal and spatial characteristics of the zoonotic diseases, such as the linear trends and abrupt changes of the zoonotic diseases at different time scales (e.g., monthly, seasonal, and annual scales), the complex features of the diseases at different spatial regions
• Exploring the temporal and spatial characteristics of the climate changes and LUCC related to the zoonoses
• Analyzing the relationships between the zoonotic disease and climate change and LUCC
• Extracting the major factors of climate change and LUCC on the zoonoses
• Simulating and predicting the characteristics of zoonoses
• Analyzing the spread of zoonotic disease in different climatic and LUCC scenarios
• Understanding the mechanisms underlying the emergence or adaptation of zoonoses
Keywords: Climate change, Zoonoses, Disease transmission, Land use and land cover change, Simulation and prediction
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