Planetary Health Approaches to Understand and Control Vector-borne Diseases (Ecology and Control of Vector-borne Diseases, 8)

Mosquitoes transmit many of the pathogens that cause zoonotic diseases from wildlife and livestock to people, with devasting consequences for public health. The factors affecting the ecology and evolution of the transmission dynamics of these mosquito-borne pathogens can be revealed using multidisciplinary research approaches. This 7th volume of the ECVD series focuses on the ecological factors that determine the transmission dynamics of mosquito-borne pathogens naturally circulating between animals of different taxa and their importance for human health. The authors revise the current knowledge on the pathogens that affect wildlife, including those maintained in captivity, as well as the use of cutting-edge techniques for the identification of potential vectors of these pathogens. In addition, this volume explores the role of factors related to global change, including changes in landscape use, deforestation and urbanization, as major drivers of the distribution of mosquito vectors and the dynamics of pathogen transmission. Finally, updated information on the approaches used to identify and control mosquito-borne diseases is presented, with a particular focus on those affecting humans. In summary, this book provides an updated review of the different mosquito-borne pathogens affecting animals and their public health relevance. Contents Ecology and control of vector borne diseases Dedication Notes on Editors Contributors Introduction Part 1 Impacts of environmental change on VBD ecology Chapter 1 Landscape ecology and vector-borne diseases in the Amazon Chapter 2 The emerging epidemiology and changing landscape of mosquito-borne infectious diseases in Venezuela Chapter 3 Malaria in the Amazon Basin: how climate change and natural disasters create new challenges for an old disease Chapter 4 Relationship between environmental factors and arboviruses in urban areas Part 2 Coupled human and natural systems Chapter 5 A conceptual framework for understanding extractive settlements and disease: demography, environment, and epidemiology Chapter 6 The economic impacts of malaria: past, present, and future Chapter 7 Mapping patchy malaria: the role of drone technologies in depicting particular environments and contingent risk Chapter 8 Vector control and surveillance under lockdown: COVID-19 and future pandemics Chapter 9 Agriculture and health: mitigating risks and optimising benefits Part 3 VBD surveillance and control in changing environments Chapter 10 Modelling the effects of climate and climate change on transmission of vector-borne disease Chapter 11 Leveraging Earth observation data for surveillance of vector-borne diseases in changing environments Chapter 12 Early warning systems for vector-borne diseases: engagement, methods and implementation Chapter 13 Impacts of climate change on malaria vector control in Africa Conclusions