Current and future burden of Ross River virus infection attributable to increasing temperature in Australia: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ross River virus (RRV), Australia's most notifiable vector-borne disease transmitted through mosquito bites, has seen increased transmission due to rising temperatures. Quantifying the burden of RRV infection attributable to increasing temperatures (both current and future) is pivotal to inform prevention strategies in the context of climate change.

Methods

As RRV-related deaths are rare in Australia, we utilised years lived with disability (YLDs) associated with RRV infection data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) Burden of Disease database between 2003 and 2018. We obtained relative risks per 1 °C temperature increase in RRV infection from a previous meta-analysis. Exposure distributions for each Köppen-Geiger climate zone were calculate

SUBMITTER: Damtew YT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11260579 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature