Climate Change Impacts and Risks for Animal Health in Asia

The threat of climate change and global warming is now recognised worldwide and some alarming manifestations of change have occurred. The Asian continent, because of its size and diversity, may be affected significantly by the consequences of climate change, and its new status as a 'hub' o...

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Main Authors:	Forman, S., Hungerford, N., Yamakawa, M., Yanase, T., Tsai, H. J., Joo, Y. S., Yang, D. K., Nha, J. J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Animal Diseases Animal Welfare Animals epidemiology Climate Communicable Disease Disease Reservoirs Disease Vectors Environment Greenhouse Effect Humans International Cooperation Public Health Risk Assessment Sentinel Surveillance Physiological stress Zoonoses
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5082

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spelling	okr-10986-50822021-04-23T14:02:20Z Climate Change Impacts and Risks for Animal Health in Asia Forman, S. Hungerford, N. Yamakawa, M. Yanase, T. Tsai, H. J. Joo, Y. S. Yang, D. K. Nha, J. J. Animal Diseases Animal Welfare Animals epidemiology Climate Communicable Disease Disease Reservoirs Disease Vectors Environment Greenhouse Effect Humans International Cooperation Public Health Risk Assessment Sentinel Surveillance Physiological stress Zoonoses The threat of climate change and global warming is now recognised worldwide and some alarming manifestations of change have occurred. The Asian continent, because of its size and diversity, may be affected significantly by the consequences of climate change, and its new status as a 'hub' of livestock production gives it an important role in mitigating possible impacts of climate variability on animal health. Animal health may be affected by climate change in four ways: heat-related diseases and stress, extreme weather events, adaptation of animal production systems to new environments, and emergence or re-emergence of infectious diseases, especially vector-borne diseases critically dependent on environmental and climatic conditions. To face these new menaces, the need for strong and efficient Veterinary Services is irrefutable, combined with good coordination of public health services, as many emerging human diseases are zoonoses. Asian developing countries have acute weaknesses in their Veterinary Services, which jeopardises the global surveillance network essential for early detection of hazards. Indeed, international cooperation within and outside Asia is vital to mitigating the risks of climate change to animal health in Asia. 2012-03-30T07:31:11Z 2012-03-30T07:31:11Z 2008 Journal Article Rev Sci Tech 0253-1933 (Print) 0253-1933 (Linking) http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5082 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Asia
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topic	Animal Diseases Animal Welfare Animals epidemiology Climate Communicable Disease Disease Reservoirs Disease Vectors Environment Greenhouse Effect Humans International Cooperation Public Health Risk Assessment Sentinel Surveillance Physiological stress Zoonoses
spellingShingle	Animal Diseases Animal Welfare Animals epidemiology Climate Communicable Disease Disease Reservoirs Disease Vectors Environment Greenhouse Effect Humans International Cooperation Public Health Risk Assessment Sentinel Surveillance Physiological stress Zoonoses Forman, S. Hungerford, N. Yamakawa, M. Yanase, T. Tsai, H. J. Joo, Y. S. Yang, D. K. Nha, J. J. Climate Change Impacts and Risks for Animal Health in Asia
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description	The threat of climate change and global warming is now recognised worldwide and some alarming manifestations of change have occurred. The Asian continent, because of its size and diversity, may be affected significantly by the consequences of climate change, and its new status as a 'hub' of livestock production gives it an important role in mitigating possible impacts of climate variability on animal health. Animal health may be affected by climate change in four ways: heat-related diseases and stress, extreme weather events, adaptation of animal production systems to new environments, and emergence or re-emergence of infectious diseases, especially vector-borne diseases critically dependent on environmental and climatic conditions. To face these new menaces, the need for strong and efficient Veterinary Services is irrefutable, combined with good coordination of public health services, as many emerging human diseases are zoonoses. Asian developing countries have acute weaknesses in their Veterinary Services, which jeopardises the global surveillance network essential for early detection of hazards. Indeed, international cooperation within and outside Asia is vital to mitigating the risks of climate change to animal health in Asia.
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author	Forman, S. Hungerford, N. Yamakawa, M. Yanase, T. Tsai, H. J. Joo, Y. S. Yang, D. K. Nha, J. J.
author_facet	Forman, S. Hungerford, N. Yamakawa, M. Yanase, T. Tsai, H. J. Joo, Y. S. Yang, D. K. Nha, J. J.
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title	Climate Change Impacts and Risks for Animal Health in Asia
title_short	Climate Change Impacts and Risks for Animal Health in Asia
title_full	Climate Change Impacts and Risks for Animal Health in Asia
title_fullStr	Climate Change Impacts and Risks for Animal Health in Asia
title_full_unstemmed	Climate Change Impacts and Risks for Animal Health in Asia
title_sort	climate change impacts and risks for animal health in asia
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Climate Change Impacts and Risks for Animal Health in Asia

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