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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Landscape, Climate and Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome Outbreaks

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Author(s):
Prist, Paula Ribeiro [1] ; DAndrea, Paulo Sergio [2] ; Metzger, Jean Paul [1]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Biosci Inst, Dept Ecol, Rua Matao 321, Travessa 14, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[2] Fiocruz MS, Inst Oswaldo Cruz, Dept Trop Med, Rio De Janeiro - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Review article
Source: ECOHEALTH; v. 14, n. 3, p. 614-629, SEP 2017.
Web of Science Citations: 12
Abstract

We performed a literature review in order to improve our understanding of how landscape and climate drivers affect HCPS outbreaks. Anthropogenic landscape changes such as forest loss, fragmentation and agricultural land uses are related with a boost in hantavirus reservoir species abundance and hantavirus prevalence in tropical areas, increasing HCPS risk. Additionally, higher precipitation, especially in arid regions, favors an increase in vegetational biomass, which augments the resources for reservoir rodents, also increasing HCPS risk. Although these relationships were observed, few studies described it so far, and the ones that did it are concentrated in few places. To guide future research on this issue, we build a conceptual model relating landscape and climate variables with HCPS outbreaks and identified research opportunities. We point out the need for studies addressing the effects of landscape configuration, temperature and the interaction between climate and landscape variables. Critical landscape thresholds are also highly relevant, once HCPS risk transmission can increase rapidly above a certain degree of landscape degradation. These studies could be relevant to implement preventive measures, creating landscapes that can mitigate disease spread risk. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/12515-5 - How landscape structure influences hantaviruses transmission in São Paulo State, Brazil
Grantee:Paula Ribeiro Prist
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 13/23457-6 - Interface project: relationships among landscape structure, ecological processes, biodiversity and ecosystem services
Grantee:Jean Paul Walter Metzger
Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants