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Emerging and re-emerging diseases in Venezuela as a consequence of climate change. A Systematic Review

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  • Paz-Gañan
  • Aguiar
  • Coronado
  • Escalona
  • Quintana

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Climate change has affected the biology of vectors and intermediate hosts, increasing the risk of disease transmission, altering the habitat and behavior of poisonous animals, with the consequent modification of their epidemiological patterns; In addition to exacerbating noncommunicable diseases. The objective of this review was to analyze the scientific evidence published, between January 2014 and July 2023, in the different databases on the impact of climate change on the appearance of emerging or re-emerging diseases in Venezuela. The initial search retrieved 925 records, of which only 11 titles met the inclusion criteria. The year 2021 is the one that presents the largest production of publications representing three investigations. Being able to identify a group of re-emerging diseases which are closely related to climate change. Being Dengue, Chagas, Leishmaniasis and Malaria, the most cited.

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Handle: RePEc:dbk:health:v:3:y:2024:i::p:.537:id:.537
DOI: 10.56294/hl2024.537
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