Wetlands and infectious diseases

Zimmerman, R. H.

doi:10.1590/s0102-311x2001000700021

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“…Upsurges in schistosomiasis and malaria in local communities following the modification of aquatic ecosystems and construction of water resource development projects have been well-documented (Chitsulo et al, 2000;Zimmerman, 2001;Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005). An increase in the extent of inundated area, either of an existing natural wetland, or by creation of a new artificial system, is likely to lead to an increase in mosquito populations, particularly if other environmental parameters (e.g.…”

Section: Alteration In the Extent Of Inundated Areamentioning

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“…At the same time, wetlands provide potential habitat for vectors or intermediate hosts (collectively referred to in this document as 'invertebrate disease hosts': IDHs) of parasites causing diseases of major importance to humans and their stock animals (Zimmerman, 2001). The various IDHs under consideration are dependent for all, or at least part, of their life-cycles on water, including freshwater ecosystems such as rivers or wetlands.…”

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Review: Wetlands and invertebrate disease hosts: Are we asking for trouble?

Malan¹,

Appleton²,

Day³

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Wetlands provide a range of benefits to society, and yet in South Africa wetlands continue to be affected by human activities. Considerable effort is now being directed towards rehabilitation of degraded wetlands and the construction of artificial systems to treat effluent and stormwater. At the same time, wetlands provide potential habitat for vectors or intermediate hosts (collectively referred to in this document as 'invertebrate disease hosts': IDHs), of parasites implicated in the transmission of such important diseases as malaria and schistosomiasis (bilharzia). The present review considers, for the 2 major IDHs (mosquitoes and schistosome-transmitting snails), the type of habitat required by the water-dependent life stage and the ways in which wetland degradation, rehabilitation and creation may affect the availability of suitable habitat. General practical measures for minimising pest species, particularly mosquitoes, are included. This review also highlights other issues that require research and testing in the South African context, including: the IDHs implicated in less well-known diseases (both of humans and animals) and the control of mosquitoes and schistosome-transmitting snails through biomanipulation. We conclude that in regions of the country where the diseases are prevalent there is the likelihood that wetland rehabilitation and creation could inadvertently encourage the IDHs responsible for transmitting malaria and schistosomiasis. Assessment of the potential risks and benefits of a proposed wetland modification needs to be undertaken in a holistic manner using an adaptive framework that recognises the critical need to balance human and environmental health. Possible ways of controlling IDHs both in an environmentally-and socio-friendly manner need to be investigated using a multidisciplinary approach engaging invertebrate biologists, health care officials, wetland scientists and also sociologists and economists.

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Section: Alteration In the Extent Of Inundated Areamentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Review: Wetlands and invertebrate disease hosts: Are we asking for trouble?

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Appleton²,

Day³

et al. 2009

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“…Of these, four adopt a vector ecology approach 7,8,9,10 ; two study the interface between vector ecology and the ecosystem as a modified place 11,12 ; eight deal with the ecosystem as a place that has been modified and become disease-prone 13,14,15 , in which viruses are present 16,17 , where diseases occur 18,19 , and as the place in which intervention should occur 20 ; and nine adopt ecosystem approaches which in some way include the premises laid out in the WRI report 1 . Only one of the nine studies was published by a Brazilian researcher 3 .…”

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Ecosystem approaches and health in Latin America

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“…The main course of the Guadiana River and its tributaries form a group of wetlands with peculiar characteristics that were, during centuries, habitats of medicinal resources, but also for diverse vectors of diseases and pathogenic organisms (Fisac, 1905 a). Wetlands present a double face in relation with human health: they are contributors to hydration, safe water and nutrition; places from which people derive their livelihood; settings for mental health and psycho-social well-being; places that enrich people's lives, enable them to cope and to help others; and sites from which medicinal and other products can be derived; but they are also sites of exposure to pollution or toxicants, and to infectious diseases; and sites of physical hazards (Dale & Connelly, 2012;Horwitz & Finlayson, 2011;Zimmerman, 2001).…”

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Ethnopharmacology in the Upper Guadiana River area (Castile-La Mancha, Spain)

Rivera

López

Fajardo

et al. 2019

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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Geographical patterns of medicinal ingredients (188 plant species, 20 animals and 12 minerals) Wetlands as a source of medicinal ingredients and foci of pathologies Phlomis lychnitis Cistus ladanifer Thymus mastichina Relevance of the different kingdoms and types ICPC2 & ICD 10 = Pathologies treated PESTICIDES Ardeidae Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 garza real EH Inland surface waters CRC feather direct apply para los escalabraos S00 Superficial injury of head S17 Abrasion/scratch/blister DER 2 garza CRC, DAI, HIN feather direct apply cicatrizante, para las T01.9 Multiple open wounds, unspecified A81 Multiple trauma/injuries SKE 5

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Wetlands and infectious diseases

Abstract: There is a historical association between wetlands and infectious disease that has led to the modification of wetlands to

Cited by 6 publications

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Review: Wetlands and invertebrate disease hosts: Are we asking for trouble?

Review: Wetlands and invertebrate disease hosts: Are we asking for trouble?

Ecosystem approaches and health in Latin America

Ethnopharmacology in the Upper Guadiana River area (Castile-La Mancha, Spain)

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