MainDBNew: Research on climate change and the distributions of vector-borne diseases in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan region – the case of Nepal
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Research on climate change and the distributions of vector-borne diseases in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan region – the case of Nepal
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Asia
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Climate change, alongside landscape change and population dynamics is resulting in dramatic environmental changes in the HKH region. This drives a shift of disease vectors and disease transmission from tropical regions into temperate regions and highlands, as has been predicted for both observed and future climate change scenarios.
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03/11/2016
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Science and research
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Health
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Vector and water-borne diseases
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Nepal
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The NHRC used a broad ecological-biological-social conceptual framework which is consistent with the ´One Health´ concept to explore the geographical distribution of vector borne diseases and their associated factors in Nepal. The NHRC's international collaborative research project provided a unique opportunity to explore and compare climate change related risks of vector-borne diseases (VBDs) with clear eco-socio-medical relevance for people in mountain regions.
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http://unfccc.int/files/parties_observers/submissions_from_observers/application/pdf/723.pdf
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Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC)
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The systematic review of climate change and the spatiotemporal distributions of VBDs in Nepal and comparison of the results with those of other studies from the Hindu-Kush Himalayan (HKH) region show a consistent trend of VBD expansion in the HKH region . Over the last decade, the distribution of these diseases and their vectors, which were previously believed to be confined to tropical and sub-tropical regions, is now observed to extend to the hills and mountains of the HKH region
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