Vector-borne diseases and climate chante in Finland: mapping, modelling, mitigation (VECLIMIT)
Main funder
Funder's project number: 329326
Funds granted by main funder (€)
- 192 760,00
Funding program
Project timetable
Project start date: 01/01/2020
Project end date: 31/12/2023
Summary
Vector-borne diseases (VBD) are posing an increasing threat to humans. Quantifying this risk is complicated as it arises from the
interplay between multiple hosts, vector and pathogen species and the environment. This consortium (partners from Universities of
Helsinki, Jyväskylä and Turku, Luke, NIHW, and FFA) aims to estimate and predict these risks in relation to climate change in Finland,
and northern Europe generally. This will be achieved by integrating existing long-term human disease incidence data with data on host
communities and environment using modern analyses tools, empirical field studies and predictive modelling. The ultimate goal is to
better quantify environmental and societal factors that drive VBD and provide essential information for intervention strategies. The
main focus is on tick-borne diseases (Lyme borreliosis and tick-borne encephalitis), but the concepts and methods developed can be
used in studying other VBDs affected by climate change.
interplay between multiple hosts, vector and pathogen species and the environment. This consortium (partners from Universities of
Helsinki, Jyväskylä and Turku, Luke, NIHW, and FFA) aims to estimate and predict these risks in relation to climate change in Finland,
and northern Europe generally. This will be achieved by integrating existing long-term human disease incidence data with data on host
communities and environment using modern analyses tools, empirical field studies and predictive modelling. The ultimate goal is to
better quantify environmental and societal factors that drive VBD and provide essential information for intervention strategies. The
main focus is on tick-borne diseases (Lyme borreliosis and tick-borne encephalitis), but the concepts and methods developed can be
used in studying other VBDs affected by climate change.
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Related publications and other outputs
- Effects of rodent abundance on ticks and Borrelia : results from an experimental and observational study in an island system (2024) Kiran, Nosheen; et al.; A1; OA
- Identifying breeding hosts of Ixodes ricinus ticks using stable isotope analysis of their larvae : Proof of concept (2024) Sipari, Saana; et al.; A1; OA
- The impact of wildlife and environmental factors on hantavirus infection in the host and its translation into human risk (2023) Wang, Yingying X. G.; et al.; A1; OA
- Predicting habitat suitability for Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes persulcatus ticks in Finland (2022) Uusitalo, Ruut; et al.; A1; OA
- The effects of Borrelia infection on its wintering rodent host (2022) Sipari, Saana; et al.; A1; OA
- Rodent host population dynamics drive zoonotic Lyme Borreliosis and Orthohantavirus infections in humans in Northern Europe (2021) Aminikhah, Mahdi; et al.; A1; OA