Investigating the impact of changing environments on mosquito-borne diseases, through the lens of alterations in vegetation and human-driven landscape modifications
Department of Urban Forestry, Baton Rouge, Southern University and A&M College, Louisiana, United States of America.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 18(02), 1440-1454
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2023.18.2.0930
Publication history:
Received on 01 April 2023, revised on 08 May 2023; accepted on 11 May 2023
Abstract:
From a public health perspective, they pose myriads of challenges as the environment and its factors can enhance or inhibit their spread. This paper attempts to analyze the influence of changing vegetation cover and anthropogenic land use on the patterns and rates of mosquito-borne disease incidence. Changes in natural systems due to urban encroachment, deforestation, and farming create new habitats, modify microclimates, and change the population structure of mosquitoes. This study combines remote sensors, ecological simulations, and epidemiological techniques to test the correlation between certain diseases and changes in land cover. We study how different sets of vegetation affect the activities of mosquitoes, their mid-summer reproductive rate, and the interactions between parasites and vectors. The research explores the impacts of human land use activities like urbanization and deforestation on ecosystems and the frequency of human contact with natural organisms. This research provides links to understanding the consequences of changing the environment in the context of historical and geospatial records of diseases such as malaria, dengue, and Zika. Understanding the relationship between environmental shifts and the distribution of vector-borne infections suggests the need for holistic disease management strategies.
Keywords:
Urbanization; Deforestation; Migratory global warming; Mosquito-borne infections
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