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GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS
Volume 3, Issue 3, Pages 113-126Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/gidisord3030012
Keywords
climate change; enteric pathogens; gastrointestinal infections; Canadian arctic
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- Canadian Institute for Health Research Planning and Dissemination Grant
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Climate change in the Canadian Arctic is impacting the outbreaks of enteric pathogens, exacerbating livelihood threats to local Indigenous Peoples, and requiring appropriate prevention and surveillance strategies to be implemented.
The Canadian Arctic has a long history with diarrheal disease, including outbreaks of campylobacteriosis, giardiasis, and salmonellosis. Due to climate change, the Canadian Arctic is experiencing rapid environmental transformation, which not only threatens the livelihood of local Indigenous Peoples, but also supports the spread, frequency, and intensity of enteric pathogen outbreaks. Advances in diagnostic testing and detection have brought to attention the current burden of disease due to Cryptosporidium, Campylobacter, and Helicobacter pylori. As climate change is known to influence pathogen transmission (e.g., food and water), Arctic communities need support in developing prevention and surveillance strategies that are culturally appropriate. This review aims to provide an overview of how climate change is currently and is expected to impact enteric pathogens in the Canadian Arctic.
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