Climate Change and Infectious Disease Risk in the Canadian North
S Chen
University of Toronto - Master of Public Health in Epidemiology
- Climate change may lead to infectious disease risk in the Canadian North
- The Canadian North may be particularly vulnerable to these risks because of increased rates and magnitude of warming and traditionally close ties with the land
- Water-borne, food-borne, zoonotic and vector-borne diseases may be influenced by climate change
- There exists little evidence on infectious disease risk and climate change
- Surveillance on climate and infectious disease data in the Canadian North should be improved
- Interventions should be culturally appropriate and tied to traditional indigenous knowledge and practices