Skip to main content
SLU:s publikationsdatabas (SLUpub)

Översiktsartikel2020Vetenskapligt granskadÖppen tillgång

Healthy Ecosystems Are a Prerequisite for Human Health-A Call for Action in the Era of Climate Change with a Focus on Russia

Orlov, Dmitry; Menshakova, Marija; Thierfelder, Tomas; Zaika, Yulia; Bohme, Sepp; Evengard, Birgitta; Pshenichnaya, Natalia

Sammanfattning

Throughout history, humans have experienced epidemics. The balance of living in nature encircled by microorganisms is delicate. More than 70% of today's emerging infections are zoonotic, i.e., those in which microorganisms transmitted from animals infect humans. Species are on the move at speeds never previously recorded, among ongoing climate change which is especially rapid at high latitudes. This calls for intensified international surveillance of Northern infectious diseases. Russia holds the largest area of thawing permafrost among Northern nations, a process which threatens to rapidly disrupt the balance of nature. In this paper, we provide details regarding Russian health infrastructure in order to take the first steps toward a collaborative international survey of Northern infections and international harmonization of the procured data.

Nyckelord

zoonotic diseases; climate change; Arctic; Russia; health care system

Publicerad i

International journal of environmental research and public health
2020, Volym: 17, nummer: 22, artikelnummer: 8453Utgivare: MDPI

      SLU författare

      • Associerade SLU-program

      Naturupplevelser och hälsa

      Globala målen

      SDG3 God hälsa och välbefinnande

      UKÄ forskningsämne

      Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi

      Publikationens identifierare

      DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228453

      Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)

      https://res.slu.se/id/publ/109990