Ändrat klimat får konsekvenser för hälsoläget i Sverige. Värmeböljor och smittspridning oroar mest
Engelsk titel: Consequences of climate changes for the health status in Sweden. Heat waves and disease transmission most alarming
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Författare:
Lindgren E
;
Albinh A
;
Andersson Y
;
Forsberg B
;
Olsson G
;
Rocklöv J
Email: elisabet.lindgren@stockholmresilience.su.se
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 20
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 08071538
Sammanfattning
Climate change will have several health consequences in Sweden. The risk assessments of the Swedish Commission on Climate and Adaptation identified two main areas of concern: health consequences of heat waves, and impacts on the spread of infectious diseases.
An increase in mean summer temperatures with four degrees (C) in Stockholm will increase the number of deaths by 5.3 percent. However, consequences of more intense heat waves may be more dramatic than current data suggest, as was observed during the 2003 heat wave in Europe. Nearly 40 infectious diseases were considered to be climate-dependent. The highest risks were found for Lyme borreliosis, visceral leishmaniasis, Vibrio cholerae (non-O1, non-O139) and Vibrio vulnificus. Increased risk was also found for several water- and food borne diseases. Climate-induced ecosystem changes will affect the distribution range, incidence, and seasonality of several vector borne diseases, with risk of introductions of new vectors and diseases.