Infectious Diseases Associated with Desert Dust Outbreaks: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Desert dust outbreaks and dust storms are the major source of particulate matter globally and pose a major threat to human health. We investigated the microorganisms transported with desert dust particles and evaluated their potential impact on human health.

Methods

A systematic review of all reports on the association between non-anthropogenic desert dust pollution, dust microorganisms and human health is conducted.

Results

In total, 51 articles were included in this review. The affected regions studied were Asia (32/51, 62.7%) followed by Europe (9/51, 17.6%), America (6/51, 11.8%), Africa (4/51, 7.8%) and Australia (1/51, 2.0%). The Sahara Desert was the most frequent source of dust, followed by Asian and American deserts. In 39/51 studies the dust-relat

SUBMITTER: Vergadi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9180817 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature