Deforestation: effects on vector-borne disease

JF Walsh, DH Molyneux, MH Birley�- Parasitology, 1993 - cambridge.org
This review addresses' changes in the ecology of vectors and epidemiology of vector-borne
diseases which result from deforestation. Selected examples are considered from viral and�…

[HTML][HTML] Linking deforestation to malaria in the Amazon: characterization of the breeding habitat of the principal malaria vector, Anopheles darlingi

AY Vittor, W Pan, RH Gilman, J Tielsch…�- The American journal�…, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This study examined the larval breeding habitat of a major South American malaria vector,
Anopheles darlingi, in areas with varying degrees of ecologic alteration in the Peruvian�…

[PDF][PDF] The effect of deforestation on the human-biting rate of Anopheles darlingi, the primary vector of falciparum malaria in the Peruvian Amazon

AY Vittor, RH Gilman, J Tielsch, G Glass…�- American Journal of�…, 2006 - academia.edu
To examine the impact of tropical rain-forest destruction on malaria, we conducted a year-
long study of the rates at which the primary malaria vector in the Amazon, Anopheles�…

[PDF][PDF] Impact of deforestation and agricultural development on anopheline ecology and malaria epidemiology

J Yasuoka, R Levins�- American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2007 - Citeseer
To clarify mechanisms linking deforestation, anopheline ecology, and malaria epidemiology,
this study draws together 60 examples of changes in anopheline ecology and malaria�…

[HTML][HTML] Deforestation and malaria on the Amazon frontier: larval clustering of Anopheles darlingi (Diptera: Culicidae) determines focal distribution of malaria

FSM Barros, NA Hon�rio�- …�journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We performed bimonthly mosquito larval collections during 1 year, in an agricultural
settlement in the Brazilian Amazon, as well as an analysis of malaria incidence in�…

Deforestation and vector-borne disease: forest conversion favors important mosquito vectors of human pathogens

ND Burkett-Cadena, AY Vittor�- Basic and applied ecology, 2018 - Elsevier
The global burden of vector-borne diseases accounts for more than 17% of infectious
diseases in humans. Rapid global expansion of previously obscure pathogens, such as Zika�…

[HTML][HTML] A global assessment of closed forests, deforestation and malaria risk

CA Guerra, RW Snow, SI Hay�- Annals of tropical medicine and�…, 2006 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Global environmental change is expected to affect profoundly the transmission of the
parasites that cause human malaria. Amongst the anthropogenic drivers of change�…

[HTML][HTML] Deforestation and vectorial capacity of Anopheles gambiae Giles mosquitoes in malaria transmission, Kenya

YA Afrane, TJ Little, BW Lawson…�- Emerging infectious�…, 2008 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We investigated the effects of deforestation on microclimates and sporogonic development
of Plasmodium falciparum parasites in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes in an area of the�…

[HTML][HTML] Effects of environmental change on emerging parasitic diseases

JA Patz, TK Graczyk, N Geller, AY Vittor�- International journal for�…, 2000 - Elsevier
Ecological disturbances exert an influence on the emergence and proliferation of malaria
and zoonotic parasitic diseases, including, Leishmaniasis, cryptosporidiosis, giardiasis�…

The ecology of Anopheles mosquitoes under climate change: case studies from the effects of deforestation in East African highlands

YA Afrane, AK Githeko, G Yan�- …�of the New York Academy of�…, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is expected to lead to latitudinal and altitudinal temperature increases. High‐
elevation regions such as the highlands of Africa and those that have temperate climate are�…